You’re invited… Hanukkah at the White House!
Happy 8th Night of Hanukkah!
For the last night of this pandemic Hanukkah, we share a selection of White House Hanukkah party invites. Note first the menorah and then Xmas tree motifs.
Last in our first-ever 8 days of Hanukkah Tumblr series of Hanukkah-related National Archives records. By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs.
Hanukkah 2001
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Hanukkah Reception - Invitations, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 148028551
Hanukkah 2002
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12/04/2002 - Hanukkah Reception - Invitations, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 148028703.
Hanukkah 2003
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12/22/2003 - Hanukkah Reception - Invitations, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 148028931
Hanukkah 2004
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12/09/2004 - Hanukkah Reception - Invitations, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 148029061.
Hanukkah 2005
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12/06/2005- Hanukkah Reception - Invitations, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 148029197.
Hanukkah 2007 - see: White House Hanukkah invite with a Xmas tree!
Hanukkah 2008
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12/15/2008, Hanukkah Reception - Invitations, George W. Bush Library, NARA ID 148029657.
ICYMI:
- 1st Night: 1956 patent application for an unusual menorah with cowboys, horses, tassels, and perhaps mistletoe.
- 2nd Night: 1926 Sefer Sipur Nes Hanukkah from Baghdad.
- 3rd Night: the White House Hanukkah party invite with a Xmas tree!
- 4th Night: mention of Hanukkah in Rosenberg Trial Grand Jury testimony.
- 5th Night: 1st Pandemic Hanukkah, 1918.
- 6th Night: Hanukkah speech tips to NSC staffer Blinken 1998!
- 7th Night: Candy Cane Menorah?
See also: Hanukkah at the White House, Pieces of History blog by Susan Donius, Executive for Legislative Archives, Presidential Libraries, and Museum Services.