Obama hosts Hanukkah reception with Israeli president (12 images)

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin (2R), President Barack Obama (R), First Lady Michelle Obama (L), and Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Reuven Rivlin (2L) applaud during a Hanukkah reception in the East room of the White House, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2015. Pool photo by Aude Guerrucci/UPI

Manny Lindenbaum (L), his grand-daughter Lauren Lindenbaum (2L), First Lady Michelle Obama (2R), and President Barack Obama (R) stand during a Hanukkah reception in the East room of the White House, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2015. In August of 1939, Manny Lindenbaum and his brother escaped from Poland to England as refugees, and came to the United States in 1946. This is the second Hanukkah reception of the day for the President and the first Lady. Pool photo by Aude Guerrucci/UPI

sraeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East room of the White House while President Barack Obama(2R), First Lady Michelle Obama (2L), Nechama Rivlin, the wife of Reuven Rivlin (L) and Rabbi Susan Talve (R) listen, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2015. Pool photo by Aude Guerrucci/UPI

Manny Lindenbaum, lights the Menorah during a Hanukkah reception in the East room of the White House, while his grand-daughter Lauren Lindenbaum (2L), First Lady Michelle Obama (2R) and President Barack Obama watch, in Washington, DC, December 9, 2015. In August of 1939, Manny and his brother escaped from Poland to England as refugees, and came to the United States in 1946. This is the second Hanukkah reception of the day for the President and the first Lady. Pool photo by Aude Guerrucci/UPI