Escape houdini6/14/2023 Yet, while some may know that Houdini was Jewish, most are not aware of the fact that he was a Jewish immigrant son of a rabbi, or familiar with the ways in which Judaism impacted this iconic performer’s life. You know, the same ways you and I relax on weekends. Houdini lived from 1874 to 1926 and is perhaps best known for his amazing escape acts in which he used chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can with water in it. Because this future international superstar, magician, illusionist and stunt performer later changed his name to Harry Houdini. When you think of history’s most famous magician and the first international superstar, the Hungarian Jew, Erik Weisz, probably doesn’t spring to mind.
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