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Blogcast #1: Harry Houdini’s Dad Fired for Not Speaking English?
By Tom Interval Last June I wrote an article asserting that Harry Houdini’s father, Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss, was not fired by his congregation simply because he couldn’t speak English. I’ve decided to make that blog the first in a … Continue reading
Posted in Audio, Bernard C. Meyer, Bess, Biographies, Books, Cecilia, Family, Gladys, Herman, kenneth silverman, Leopold, Letters, Life Phases, Mayer, Nathan, Parents, Podcasts, Siblings, Theodore (Hardeen), William, Youth, Youth
Tagged cecilia, churches, congregation, family, harry houdini, history, houdini, jewish, jews, mayer samuel weiss, Podcasts, rabbi, temple zion, Youth
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71 East Eagle Street: Another Houdini Address?
By Tom Interval In September 1856, homeowner E.A. Rockwell petitioned the Buffalo Common Council to build a 7 x 14′ addition to his one-story home at 71 East Eagle Street in Buffalo, New York. Little did he know that 39 … Continue reading
Posted in 305 East 69th St., 71 East Eagle St., Buildings, Homes, Life Phases, Locations, Young Man
Tagged 1895, 71 east eagle street, buffalo, clippings, e, harry houdini, Homes, houdini, houses, lived, living, new york, news, newspapers, quarters, residence, residents, st, young houdini, Youth
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