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On the recordDecember 13, 2016
The story of Hanukkah, the story of the Jewish people, the story of perseverance—these are one and the same.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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presidency.ucsb.edu

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Remarks at a Hanukkah Reception

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