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White House Hanukkah Party Takes Heightened Significance Amid Israel–Hamas War

Top Jewish Americans will be in attendance and some of them told The Epoch Times that this is not the time to cancel the reception despite the war.
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White House Hanukkah Party Takes Heightened Significance Amid Israel–Hamas War
First Lady Jill Biden speaks as President Joe Biden and Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker look on during a Hanukkah holiday reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington on Dec. 19, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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12/8/2023|Updated: 12/17/2023
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The Hanukkah story consists of the Jews prevailing over the Greeks in trying to preserve their identity. This year, there is a parallel as the Jewish state of Israel fights for its survival against terrorist attacks by Hamas.

The symbolism and parallel could not be any clearer as the White House is set to host its annual Hanukkah reception on Dec. 11.

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Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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