Obamas Host Chanukah Reception in Washington

Martin Weiss, a Holocaust survivor from the former Czechoslovakia, lights the Chanukah menorah as United States President Barack Obama looks on during the day's second Chanukah reception in the Grand Foyer in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 2013. From left to right: Margit Meissner, Holocaust survivor from former Czechoslovakia, Mr. Weiss, President Obama, and Rabbi Joshua Sherwin, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy UPI/Ron Sachs/Pool