Albert Almoznino

Albert Almoznino (Hebrew: אלברט אלמוזנינו; March 3, 1923 – April 7, 2020) was 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"[1] and other places.

In 1953 he became a lab technician at Weizmann Institute of Science and worked there, excluding the time spent on his performances abroad, until his retirement.

Sullivan first featured him on his television program in 1958 together with Itzhak Perlman, Nechama Hendel and more talented young Israelis.

His show featured orchestra music and short stories enacted by the characters to entertain the audience and make them laugh.