You have heard of the world-famous magician, and now you can see his permanent display at The History Museum at the Castle.

Ehrich Weiss (Harry Houdini) born to Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss and his wife Cecelia on March 24 in Budapest, Hungary. At age nine, Ehrich and some neighborhood friends establish a five-cent circus.

As Chanukah is celebrated in 2010, the Jewish Museum in NYC celebrates the brilliance and the significance of Harry Houdini. Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungary as Ehrich Weisz in 1874, but moved as ...

Harry Houdini made a career out of defying death — and yet it wasn't his thrilling escapes from water-filled vessels or skyscraper ledges that caused his untimely demise. According to the Yale ...

Nonfiction: “Lincoln’s Ghost” has little to do with the titular president but lots to do with spurious mediums.