Photographs of White House Hanukkah Receptions, 2009-2016
Each year, the Obama Administration hosted a Hanukkah reception at the White House. The reception included remarks from President Obama, the reciting of the blessing, and the lighting of the Menorah.
3753 assets
- Photographs
The Executive Office of the President (EOP) instance of the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) contains electronic records created or received by Obama administration staff. These records are stored in Search and Access Sets (SAS) that represent their originating computer program, such as the White House Photo System.
The photographs are a subseries of a larger series, which includes all photographs taken by White House photographers during the Obama administration. This subseries is arranged chronologically by the photo identifier (P number), which is formatted as PMMDDYYXX-####:
- P (for Presidential photographs)
- MMDDYY (Date of image capture)
- XX (Photographer’s initials)
- [dash]
- Frame number
Electronic Records
2009 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 444 photographs, of which 444 are released in full.
2010 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 159 photographs, of which 159 are released in full.
2011 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 612 photographs, of which 609 are released in full and 3 are withheld in full.
2012 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 327 photographs, of which 327 are released in full.
2013 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 491 photographs, of which 491 are released in full.
2014 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 505 photographs, of which 505 are released in full.
2015 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 783 photographs, of which 783 are released in full.
2016 Hanukkah Reception Photos contains 432 photographs, of which 432 are released in full.
Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Barack Obama Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions.
Audiovisual materials in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.
Official records of Barack Obama’s presidency are housed at the Barack Obama Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA).
Staff Archivists, 2023.
