September 4 – 6, 1965 | Beckley, WV

33rd Kfeirian Reunion

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Executive Board Members

President - Edmund George

Vice President - Mrs. Abe Kawaja

Secretary - George Hanna

Treasurer - Phillip Bassett

Reunion Chair - Louis Rahall

Board Members - Abe Cantees, Charles J. Thabet, Phillip G. Michael, Jameel G. Saad, Ernest G. Tweel, John R. Mickel, James A Tweel, Alex Mickel, Ex-Officio Member James V. Hanna

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WELCOME BOOKLET

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PROGRAM

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HAREM HIGHLIGHTS VARIETY SHOW

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Pictured is Rahija Saad Bassett doing her traditional dancing with a glass of water on her head. This is the Kfeirian Reunion of 1965. Rahija was 74 years old at the time. She continued to do this dance until she was into her 80s.

Beckley Post Herald and Register from July 18, 1965

Below is the Congressional Record of the United States Senate dated September 21, 1965 by Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia. Senator Byrd attended the 33rd Annual Kfeirian Reunion in 1965 and the following is his account of the reunion.

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