The Biden Family 2011 Holiday Card

This document is an invitation from President and Mrs. Obama to Mr. and Mrs. Elie Wiesel for a Hanukkah Reception. The reception is scheduled to take place at the White House on Thursday, December 2, 2010, at five-thirty o'clock, with entry through the Southeast Entrance. The invitation is enclosed in an envelope postmarked November 12, 2009, sent from The White House in Washington, D.C., and addressed to the Wiesels at 555 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York.

The document is a four-page invitation from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF) for its 76th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, October 25, 2015. The event was held at the Kaufmann Concert Hall at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. The celebration honored pianist Evgeny Kissin with the Aviv Award for Artistic Achievement and was dedicated to the memory of Vera Stern (1927-2015), a former AICF President and Chairwoman. The event featured performances by soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez, pianist Nimrod David Pfeffer, the band Milk & Honeys, dancer/choreographer/karate champion Revital Narodizki, and pianist Tomer Gewirtzman. The invitation lists the members of the Board Gala Committee, Volunteer Gala Committee, and Emerging Leadership Gala Committee, as well as the Executive Director, David Homan, and Managing Director, Inbal Grinberg. It also provides the contact information for the AICF offices in New York and Tel Aviv, Israel, and states that all proceeds benefit Israeli artist scholarships and programs of the foundation.

This is a handwritten greeting card from King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan. The front of the card features a golden monogram with a crown-like element. Inside, the message extends holiday wishes for a special time of year, hoping the recipient is surrounded by family and friends. It accompanies a gift, which is meant to add "Jordanian cheer." The card also highlights the cultural heritage of the region, specifically the centuries-old tradition of artisans using mother-of-pearl to create beautiful and opulent designs. The gift is likely a mother-of-pearl object, symbolizing the warmth of the Jordanian people and the "precious friendship for now, and all time." The card is signed simply "Abdullah and Rania".