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  • Published: 12 November 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593698174
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

Beam of Light

The Story of the First White House Menorah





The first piece of Judaica in the White House's permanent holiday collection was introduced for Hanukkah in 2022. This lovely picture book tells the history and importance of its creation.

The first piece of Judaica in the White House's permanent holiday collection was introduced for Hanukkah in 2022. This lovely picture book tells the history and importance of its creation.

The official White House menorah is a symbol of strength and perseverance against seemingly insurmountable odds. It was created from a piece of reclaimed wood salvaged during a Truman-era renovation of the building. That beam of White House wood sat in storage for seventy years, through thirteen different presidents. It might have been destroyed, but instead it waited for its new purpose. And so, in 2022, it was transformed into a menorah that will shine its beams of light every year, celebrating the resilience and permanence of Jewish people in America and abroad.

  • Published: 12 November 2024
  • ISBN: 9780593698174
  • Imprint: Rocky Pond Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $39.99

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