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Beam of Light : the Story of the First White House Menoarah

Author: Boxer, Elisa

Follett Number: 2608NF6
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Rocky Pond Books, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-593-69817-4
ISBN-10: 0-593-69817-7
LCCN: 2024-034176
Dewey: 296.4
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:
Creative Nonfiction
Judaism Customs and Practices
Menorah
Picture Books
White House (Washington, D.C.) History
Includes bibliographical references. "The nonfiction story of how the official White House menorah came to be"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
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.

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