Richard Hatch gave up a career as a physicist to become a magician — and a one-man historical preservation society dedicated to a German author killed in the Holocaust.
  • jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 months ago

    I wonder how the book would’ve done had it not been published at the worst possible time imaginable…

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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      4 months ago

      Probably quite well. Houdini was Jewish, after all. People would probably be curious if there was a connection.