In December 1979, Jimmy Carter made history as the first president to mark Hanukkah at the White House, lighting both the (electric) National Menorah in Lafayette Park and a smaller menorah in an ...

The most recent briefing was on Monday, when many Jewish leaders were in town to attend the White House Hanukkah party. At the meeting Wednesday, the White House will bring up at least two ...

The White House declined to comment. Lighting the menorah on the fifth night of Hanukkah was Doug Emhoff, the Jewish second gentleman, and four White House staffers who were descended from ...

The White House told National Review Lowell attended a Hanukkah reception and the Bernal entry was listed because Lowell re-submitted the necessary entrance form to attend the Hanukkah event.

Hunter Biden attending a Hanukkah holiday reception in the East Room of the White House on December 16, 2024, in Washington, DC. AFP via Getty Images Wow: Now that the “big guy” is no longer ...

How Hanukkah Came to be an Annual White House Celebration How did the president of the United States come to hold an official White House Hanukkah party in the first place? Professor Jonathan Sarna ...

WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden pledges to free the remaining 100 hostages still in Gaza, while addressing his final White House Hanukkah party. “I’ve gotten over 100 hostages out.

President Joe Biden opened the doors of the White House on Monday night to Jewish community leaders and supporters for the final Hanukkah celebration of his administration, ending his last formal ...