But for now, that space is all about Houdini, whose real name was Ehrich Weiss and whose father was a Jewish rabbi. The family emigrated to the U.S. when Ehrich was 4 years old, first landing in New York but finding their way to Appleton, where his father, Mayer Samuel Weiss, had a job as the first rabbi for the growing Jewish community there. But after four years, the elder Weiss was fired, and the family moved to Milwaukee when Ehrich was 8. His father was unable to find work, and the family struggled to make ends meet, moving five times in four years during their time in the city. The exhibit, which includes interactive displays of Houdini's tricks and escapes, also includes an old ledger from the Hebrew Relief Society, where his mother, Cecilia Weiss, had gone to get coal and other necessities.