Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss (1829 - 1892)

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Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss

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Birth:	Apr. 27, 1829, Hungary
Death:	Oct. 5, 1892
Father of magician Harry Houdini, and the first rabbi of Zion Reform Jewish Congregation in Appleton, Wisconsin. Family links: Spouse: Cecilia Steiner Weiss (1841 - 1913)* Children: Nathan J. Weiss (1870 - 1927)* William Weiss (1872 - 1924)* Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926)* Theodore Hardeen (1876 - 1945)* Leopold Weiss (1877 - 1962)* Carrie Gladys Weiss (1882 - 1959)* *Calculated relationship

Burial: Machpelah Cemetery Ridgewood Queens County New York, USA
Created by: Stuthehistoryguy Record added: Feb 01, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 13204256

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