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Houdini was born as Erik Weisz to a Jewish family, he was one of seven children.
Almassy Square, Budapest, around 1894.
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In the middle of it stands the corner building, which today bears the number 1 Csengery Street. Csengery street used to be Rakos-arok street, whose name appears in Houdini's birth certificate.
Chain Bridge in Budapest around 1870, circa 30 minute walk from Houdini birthplace.
Although Houdini claimed to have been born on April 6, 1874 in Appleton, Wisconsin (USA), he actually was born in Budapest, Hungary
Houdini was born as Erik Weisz to a Jewish family, he was one of seven children.
The Weisz family moved with the 4 year old Erik from the old continent to America, landed on July 3, 1878, for a better life.
The family changed their name to the German spelling Weiss, and Erik became Ehrich.
Houdini's mother, Cecelia Steiner Weiss (1842-1913)
The father, Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss, in lawyer's gown (1829