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Edward Kritzler

Tuesday, February 2, 7:00 p.m.

Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom -- and Revenge  BUY NOW

Oshman Family JCC - Schultz Cultural Arts Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

A historian and USA Today reporter, Mr. Kritzler’s book is based on the Jews who were forced to flee the Spanish Inquisition.

The most adventurous among them took to the high seas as freewheeling outlaws in ships bearing names such as the Queen Esther and Shield of Abraham. They plundered the Spanish fleet while forming alliances with other European powers to ensure the safety of Jews living in hiding.
 

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