Sunday, March 3, 2013

Top 10 Jewish Magicians and Illusionists


  1. Harry Houdini: Undeniably the greatest magician of all time. How he performed some of his acts is still a mystery today.
  2. David Copperfield: Vegas magician who has more total earnings than any other magician.
  3. David Blaine: Street magician and endurance artist. Some call him the modern day Houdini.
  4. Uri Geller: Illusionist in the 1980s known for his spoon bending “psychic powers.”
  5. Max Maven: Innovator of mentalism and hosted a 12 part series called “Something Strange with Max Maven.”
  6. David Berglas: Mentalist and psychological illusionist.
  7. Abraham Hurwitz: Named New York City’s “Official Magician” by former mayor La Guardia.
  8. Fred Kaps: Only person to win the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques three times.
  9. Max Malini: Magician who performed for several presidents and at Buckingham Palace.
  10. Herb Zarrow: Invented the Zarrow Shuffle, a way to do fake card shuffles.


* Honorable Mention: Al Flosso, Howie Schwarzman, Ricky Jay, Steve Cohen, Chan Canasta


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