Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini · Arts & Literature
Hungarian-American escape artist and magician; born Erik Weisz, son of a rabbi.
1874, Budapest, Hungary — 1926, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Hungary · United States
Harry Houdini is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Hungarian-American escape artist and magician; born Erik Weisz, son of a rabbi.
Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American escape artist and magician who became the world's most famous illusionist, celebrated for sensational escapes from handcuffs, straitjackets and locked containers. He also crusaded against fraudulent spiritualist mediums. Born Erik Weisz, he was the son of Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weisz and grew up in a Jewish immigrant household.
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Hungarian-American escape artist and magician; born Erik Weisz, son of a rabbi.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini
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