[Fly-leaf and first page of the Bible of Rabbi Samuel Weiss] – Vintage Print
![[Fly-leaf and first page of the Bible of Rabbi Samuel Weiss], 1892 — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/40/40f57df2760b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with [Fly-leaf and first page of the Bible of Rabbi Samuel Weiss], a historic print rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Fly-leaf and first page of the Bible of Rabbi Samuel Weiss]
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Two pages from a German-language Bible printed in New York in 1892 belonged to Rabbi Samuel Weiss, the father of Harry Houdini, and his business card is included with them. Houdini later wrote a dedication in *The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin* to the memory of his father, signing it with his birth name, Ehrich Weiss. The card and the inscription show a father determined to find religious work in a new country and a son who kept those family ties close long after he had become famous as a magician.
| Created / published | 1892 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 2 prints. |
| Genre | "This book is affectionately dedicated to the memory of my father |
| Notes | Depicted here are the first pages from the Bible of Houdini's father, Rabbi Samuel Weiss. Included is his business card. Bibliographically the book may be described as follows: Bible. German. 1892. Die Bible, oder Die ganze Heilige Schrift des Alten und Neuen Testaments. New York: Amerikanische Bibel-gesellschaft, 1892. Emotionally these pages resonate with deep familial ties. They document an early address and attest to the resolve of Rabbi Weiss to seek religious employment. In his dedication to The unmasking of Robert Houdin" Houdini wrote |
| Subjects | Houdini provides an exceptional autograph. He establishes the relationship of the book to Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss and the relationship of Rabbi Weiss to Houdini. Then he provides a signature with his name as son--Ehrich Weiss. It was not long after the birth of Ehrich on March 24 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,152 × 1,470 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217294 |
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