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FYI

Have you ever wondered why we light two candles on Shabbat, or
the name of the first Jewish bowling champion, or the fun facts about
the State of Israel? Each week, this column will take a look at some
intriguing aspects of Judaism and Jewish life.

Magic,
Mayhem And
Commandments

FYI: Discover little-known facts about some
well-known Jewish folk and lore.

Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor

550,000 from the United States
500,000 from the Soviet Union
140,000 from Poland
FYI: Magician Harry Houdini
62,000 from England
once taught Hebrew.
46,000 from France
That's right. Houdini,
16,000 from Canada
born Erich Weiss,
10,000 from South
grew up in Appleton,
Africa
Wisc., the son and
8,000 from
grandson of Orthodox
Czechoslovakia
rabbis. Young Erich
7,000 from Belgium
often helped his father
7,000 from Holland
teach the aleph-bet.
3,000 from Australia
The family later moved
and New Zealand
to New York, where
35,000 with Jewish
Erich became bar mitz-
units from pre-State
vah.
Israel (fighting with the
Incidentally, —
Harry knew
British Army)
Houdini's interest in
his aleph-bet.
magic began when he
FYI: The Torah H
was only 9, after he
makes no mention of "Ten
attended a circus passing through
Commandments."
Wisconsin. He took his name from
In fact, the correct name for those
the French magician, Robert-
famous tablets, as cited in
Houdin, and was performing pro-
Deuteronomy 4:13 and 10:4, is
fessionally by the time he was 17.
the "Ten Words."
And quick — do you know what
FYI: Literally hundreds of
is written at the beginning of these '-
thousands of Jews fought in
commandments? Christian texts
WWII.
usually list it as, "Thou shalt have no
According to figures from the
other gods before me." But in fact
United Nations, the following num-
the first words are, "I am the Lord
ber of Jewish soldiers served in the
thy God." ❑
war: