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Items with the tag:

harry houdini

Cover of Harry and the Highwire: Houdini’s First Amazing Act
Chil­dren’s
Har­ry and the High­wire: Houdini’s First Amaz­ing Act
Julie Carpenter; Laura Catalán, illus.
Essay

Why Are So Many Magi­cians Jewish?

Joshua Jay
March 21, 2022
Essay

The Jew­ish Roots of ​‘The Escapement’

Lavie Tid­har
November 1, 2021
Cover of Houdini: The Elusive American
Non­fic­tion
Hou­di­ni: The Elu­sive American
Adam Beg­ley
Cover of Mrs. Houdini
Fic­tion
Mrs. Hou­di­ni
Vic­to­ria Kelly
Essay

A Jew­ish Magi­cian at the Egypt­ian Theatre

Ear­li­er this week, Ger­ald Kol­pan shared the sto­ry behind Eli Ger­shon­son and a pho­to gallery of some of the his­tor­i­cal fig­ures in his nov­el Mag­ic Words. He will…
Ger­ald Kolpan
May 2, 2012
Cover of Harry Houdini: The Legend of the World’s Greatest Escape Artist
Chil­dren’s
Har­ry Hou­di­ni: The Leg­end of the World’s Great­est Escape Artist
Janice Weaver; Chris Lane, illus.
Cover of Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini
Chil­dren’s
Escape! The Sto­ry of the Great Houdini
Sid Fleischman
Cover of Harry Houdini: A Magical Life
Chil­dren’s
Har­ry Hou­di­ni: A Mag­i­cal Life
Elizabeth MacLeod
Cover of Houdini: The Handcuff King
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Hou­di­ni: The Hand­cuff King
Jason Lutes; Nick Bertozzi
Cover of A Spotlight for Harry
Chil­dren’s
A Spot­light for Harry
Eric A. Kimmel
Cover of A Picture Book of Harry Houdini
Chil­dren’s
A Pic­ture Book of Har­ry Houdini
David A. Adler and Michael S. Adler; Matt Collins, illus.
Cover of Harry Houdini
Chil­dren’s
Har­ry Houdini
Janet Piehl; Tad Butler, illus.
Cover of Houdini: Art and Magic
Visu­al Arts
Hou­di­ni: Art and Magic
Brooke Kamin Rapaport; Alan Brinkley et.al., contributors
Cover of Houdini: The Life of the Great Escape Artist
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Hou­di­ni: The Life of the Great Escape Artist
Agnieszka Biskup; Pat Kinsella, illus.

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