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Menorah Lighting
Past Menorah Lightings
President George H.W. Bush speaks to children at a Menorah Lighting Ceremony.
President George H.W. Bush speaks to children at a Menorah Lighting Ceremony.
 
"Tonight, for the first time in American history, the Hanukkah menorah will be lit at the White House residence," said President George W. Bush at the ceremony in which 8-year-old Talia Lefkowitz helps in lighting the menorah Dec. 10, 2001. President George H.W. Bush speaks to children at a Menorah Lighting Ceremony.
President Jimmy Carter lights a menorah in 1979 in Lafayette Park, across the street from the North Portico of the White House. President Clinton gives remarks at a Menorah Lighting Ceremony.
President Reagan receives a menorah in the Oval Office from "Friends of Lubavitch" in 1986.

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