Later, as the cleanup crew dug through the rubble, they discovered this menorah, caked in dirt and mold.
Like the Kopelmans, they have a Christmas tree with dreidel ornaments and a menorah, which they light each night.
The Rabbi stands here alongside this menorah both as a symbol of hope and perseverance and determination and duty.
WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Hanukkah Reception
The menorah that we're using tonight and the man who will light it are both powerful symbols of that spirit.
WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Hanukkah Reception
The synagogue was topped with a metal menorah and its doors were decorated with carved lions and Stars of David.
Clinton returns to Washington late Thursday afternoon, she will join the president for the lighting of a menorah in the Oval Office.
But this 90-year-old menorah survived, and I am willing to bet it will survive another 90 years, and another 90 years after that.
WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Hanukkah Reception
The 90-year-old menorah used in the ceremony came from the Temple Israel synagogue in Long Beach, New York, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
WHITEHOUSE: Hanukkah at the White House: A Menorah that Survived Sandy
And as we prepare to light another candle on the menorah, let us remember the sacrifices that others have made so that we may all be free.
This beautiful menorah has been generously loaned to us by Congregation Beth Israel in New Orleans. (Applause.) Five years ago, when Hurricane Katrina hit, the synagogue was covered in eight feet of water.
The exhibition overflows with surprising hybrids, such as a Mamluk carpet woven with a menorah from a synagogue in Padua and the first printed Koran, made in Venice for the Turkish market in the 15th century.
Last Hanukkah, Rabbi Bazer -- and he happens to be the Joint Forces Chaplain for the Massachusetts National Guard -- was four months into his deployment in Afghanistan, and he lit a custom-built electric menorah in the central square of Camp Phoenix in Kabul.
WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President at a Hanukkah Reception
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