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LQR-IV

Pictures from the 4th International Laquer/Laqueur Family Reunion
(Israel on 16./17. April 1999)

Friday, April 16, about 130 members of the clan assembled at Shefayim, people of about 10 countries and 4 continents. I haven’t got an "official" statistic, but that is I think it was. Congratulations to the organizers to chose the place: after travelling in the country for two weeks trying to show a newcomer what Eretz Israel is like - an undertaking close to the attempt of squaring the circle - and after two and a half days in beautiful but hectic Jerusalem Shefayim was an oasis of peace, enjoyed by all participants.

Shefayim is a rather large Kibbutz-Hotel, but there were LQR’s everywhere, and the first hours were occupied with greetings. At the venue sandwiches and juice were served and everybody was busy renewing old acquaintances and making new ones, while latecomers were still arriving and registering. The official opening was followed by a showing of two videos, one about the first LQR-meeting at Givat Haim in 1994 and one about the importance of gathering family data and tracing your roots. Did we really need to be told that? The gathering was the living proof of what can come out of genealogical research. In a lecture David Lisbona informed us about the Family-Tree-Maker computer system.

Highlight of the meeting was the Friday evening, the traditional welcoming of Shabat followed by an absolutely marvelous dinner. The buffet of most delicious cold dishes was so enormous, that I did not manage to try some of the hot dishes as well. After dinner we were entertained with songs and dances by the Modi’in ensemble. The planned bonfire by the beach later that evening had to be cancelled, it was replaced by a gathering of some of the participants on the lawn, chatting until late.

Saturday morning two busses collected us for an excursion. We traveled northward, heading first for Caesarea, where we visited the ancient amphitheater as well as the most impressive crusaders fortress. Next stop was at Atlit, where recently the British internment camp for clandestine immigrants has been partly reconstructed and opened as a memorial site. It was very moving to visit this place in the company of people who had been held captive they’re themselves and who shared their memories with us.

Finally the busses took us up Mount Carmel, to Bet Oren, where a beautiful lunch was awaiting us, again a huge buffet with an enormous selection of delicious cold and warm dishes. This was the end of this wonderful LQR IV, some participants left us here to return to their homes, others left Shefayim that evening or the next morning, and so much of the Saturday evening and Sunday morning was bidding farewell.

I am one of the lucky few, who have been able to attend all the so far four LQR-meetings, and I have enjoyed every second of each of them. Each one in its character was different, so I can not compare them or give a ranking. This year organizing committee did an absolutely marvelous job, thank you, toda raba and Shalom.

See you all in two years in the USA!
Hans-Peter Laqueur

Report by Dr. Yehuda Meinhardt

Kulanu Yachad

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