Albert Almoznino
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March 3, 1923 Mogador, Morocco |
| Genres | Hand Shadow Artist, painter, stained glass maker |
Albert Almoznino (Hebrew: אלברט אלמוזנינו; born March 3, 1923) is an Israeli hand shadow artist. He gained international recognition in the years 1958-1975 when he performed his hand shadow skills in front of thousands of people at Radio City Music Hall New York, Paris Olympia, Reno Nevada, "The Ed Sullivan Show" and other places.
Albert Almoznino was born in Mogador (Essaouira), Morocco in 1923. He immigrated to Israel when he was 25 years old. In his early years as a new citizen he was earning his money by teaching art in elementary school. In 1953 he became a lab technician at Weizmann Institute of Science and worked there, excluding the time his performances abroad, until his retirement.
He performed only as an amateur until Ed Sullivan discovered him in a group of artists organized in Israel. Sullivan first featured him on his television program in 1958 together with Itzhak Perlman, Nechama Hendel and more talented young Israelis. At that tour he was guest artist in several more TV shows like "What's My Line?" and "To Tell the Truth". In 1965-1971 he went on tours at New York, Paris and Reno, Nevada to perform at the great music halls like Radio City Music Hall and Paris Olympia.
In 1975 he was performing in South Africa together with Yehoram Gaon and Dudu Topaz. Since then he perform in many TV shows in Israel and in children's VCR tapes.
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