Obama Celebrates Chanukah Early at the White House
Haaretz
President Barack Obama talks with a guest attending the Hanukkah reception, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington. Photo: AP
The annual Hanukkah reception timeline at the White House does not change much each year. Usually, there is some unique Menorah, brought especially for the festive occasion (this time, a Menorah made in a displaced persons’ camp after World War II, was lent by The Jewish Museum in New York), a mix of Jewish lawmakers, officials, rabbis, activists and donors, president’s remarks, music and good food.
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