The 2006 Reunion
The 2006 Reunion
Zamzam survivors began holding reunions in 1991, 50 years after the sinking. In 2006 a sixth reunion was held August 4 - 6 at the Keswick Conference grounds in Whiting, New Jersey, marking 65 years since the Zamzam's sinking. 15 survivors were in attendance. Now in their nineties, only two of those fifteen had been adults in 1941, the others being children then.
The 2006 gathering totaled 47 persons, including survivors, spouses, children, grandchildren, and other family members, plus a few interested friends. They came from Brazil, Canada, and the following states: Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, and California.
As of November 1, 2006, there were 33 known Zamzam survivors still living. (In addition, there were two survivors who were in the womb on the Zamzam.) A twice-yearly newsletter keeps survivors in touch with each other. Some live as far away as Tasmania and Belgium, besides Brazil and Canada and within the United States.