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  • Siegmund ‘Zishe’ Breitbart, surrounded by onlookers, after pulling a person-filled wagon through the streets of Washington, D.C., with his teeth, 1923
    Siegmund ‘Zishe’ Breitbart, surrounded by onlookers, after pulling a person-filled wagon through the streets of Washington, D.C., with his teeth, 1923
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    The Jewish Superman

    In his day, Zishe Breitbart rivaled Houdini as he awed audiences with feats of strength

    byRobert Rockaway
  • Photographs of Harry Houdini, exhibited at 'Summer of Magic: Treasures From the David Copperfield Collection'
    Photographs of Harry Houdini, exhibited at 'Summer of Magic: Treasures From the David Copperfield Collection'
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    From Houdini to Copperfield, a Century of Jewish Magicians

    A new exhibit celebrates two of the art of illusion’s greatest practitioners

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Kids doing their thing in front of the House of Houdini in Budapest, Hungary.
    Kids doing their thing in front of the House of Houdini in Budapest, Hungary.
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    Museum Dedicated to Harry Houdini Opens in Budapest

    Examining the life and feats of the Jewish escapologist, whose Bible is on display in Hungary

    byJonathan Zalman
  • Adrien Brody in 'Houdini.' (Colin Hutton)
    Adrien Brody in 'Houdini.' (Colin Hutton)
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    Adrien Brody Is Harry Houdini in New Miniseries

    Two-night television series premieres Labor Day on the History channel

    byStephanie Butnick
  • (La caverne aux livres by gadl / Alexandre Duret-Lutz; some rights reserved.)
    (La caverne aux livres by gadl / Alexandre Duret-Lutz; some rights reserved.)
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    On the Bookshelf

    Running away: From Mossad-appointed time-travelers to daughters of famous novelists, these summer reads offer a healthy dose of escapism

    byJosh Lambert
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    (Getty Images)
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    Coney Island Winter

    Site of famous coaster up for sale

    byJenny Merkin
  • (La caverne aux livres by gadl / Alexandre Duret-Lutz; some rights reserved.)
    (La caverne aux livres by gadl / Alexandre Duret-Lutz; some rights reserved.)
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    On the Bookshelf

    New York, New York

    byJosh Lambert
  • The wand-breaking ceremony yesterday in Queens.(Julian Voloj)
    The wand-breaking ceremony yesterday in Queens.(Julian Voloj)
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    Houdini’s Yahrzeit

    Honoring the magician with a wand and a prayer

    byMarc Tracy
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    Today on Tablet

    Uncovering Houdini, political birthright, and more

    byThe Editors
  • Houdini in chains, c. 1906, and as “King of Cards,” c. 1896.(Left photo: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, McManus Young Collection; right photo: Museum of the City of New York, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hinson)
    Houdini in chains, c. 1906, and as “King of Cards,” c. 1896.(Left photo: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, McManus Young Collection; right photo: Museum of the City of New York, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hinson)
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    Bound for Glory

    Harry Houdini exhibited two very different public faces—master of escape and anti-mystical firebrand—that were united by his Jewishness

    byRachel Shteir
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