From the National Library of Israel Digital Collection “Leading American Magicians Are Jews”, appearing in The Forward, 9 September 1928. ![]() The Jewish magician’s ascent would eventually lead to a common perception that Jews had a natural affinity for this “supernatural” trade… From the National Library of Israel Digital Collectionīy 1918, Houdini was brushing shoulders with the cinema and theatre bigwigs, having established himself as a conjuring magician way back in the 1890s, and working his way up in show business. ![]() “Sons of Rabbis Organize for War Aid”, appearing in The Sentinel, 2 August 1918. ![]() “It is surprising how many sons of Jewish clergyman there are on the stage,” Harry Houdini said in 1918, speaking about the Rabbis’ Sons Theatrical Benevolent Association, which he founded along with Al Jolson and Irving Berlin (among others), as a philanthropic endeavor.
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