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"The Great Jew" and the Pirate Rabbi

Moshe Cohen Hanarkis (or Moses Cohen Henriques, depending on your translation) was one of the most famous of these revenge-seekers. In 1628, he helped the Dutch West India Company’s Admiral Piet Hein pull one of the most lucrative sea heists in pirating history, stealing enormous amounts of gold and silver from a Spanish fleet off the coast of Cuba. Today’s adjustments would put the treasure’s value at over $1 billion. Not long after, Hanarkis established his own pirate island off the coast of Brazil, and once the colony was recaptured by Portugal, he became an adviser to the infamous Captain Henry Morgan. Surprisingly, although his exact date of death is unknown, Hanarkis never faced a single trial for his crimes.

Hanarkis wasn’t alone. A captain known only as Sinan, or "The Great Jew" by his Spanish targets, worked alongside the dreaded Hayreddin Barbarossa. Born in Turkey, this Sephardic sailor included a six-pointed star on his ship’s flag and was so good at maritime navigation that it was rumored he employed black magic to find his way

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With last week’s release of the 5th installment of Disney’s popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the world once again is fascinated by the corsairs, privateers, and marauders of the golden age of piracy. While there has been talk of Jewish Pirates, few realize that most of these pirates were observant Jews!

People….skull and bones is Jews. The Pirates of Yale….are Jews. We have been skull fucked by the Jews the whole time.

Rabbi Samuel Palache – “The Pirate Rabbi” is possibly the most famous of the observant Jews who sailed the high seas during the golden age of pirates. He followed in the footsteps of his father in Morocco and trained to become a rabbi. The family went to strengthen Moroccan ties with the Netherlands, where Palache ingratiated himself to the Dutch government, becoming an envoy and founding the Sephardic community there. As a merchant and rabbi, he traded on the seas and was known for going up against Spain in such situations. Kritzler says that, “Samuel’s allegiance to the strictures of his faith included his diet, and he brought along a Jewish chef to prepare kosher meals.” Although he was caught and tried by the English at one point, the Dutch government petitioned for his release. He died a hero for the Dutch, the Jews and also the Moroccans who were still at war with Spain.

Sinan Reis – Known as ‘The Pirate Jew,” Reis was a commander in the Ottoman Navy. He and his family escaped to Turkey during the Spanish Inquisition. There, he became a follower of Captain Barbarossa, the most infamous pirate of that day. Together, they were so successful in their battle against a Spanish ship that per Kritzler, here Reis earned the nickname and the Ottomans began their dominance of the Mediterranean in earnest, with Reis as one of their top Naval Commanders.

Moses Cohen Henriques – Henriques began his life in Portugal and was publically tortured during the inquisition. He vowed revenge and made his way to Amsterdam, where he became a close associate of Henry Morgan. They were funded as privateers and got their vengeance when they captured a Spanish fleet carrying a fortune worth over $1 billion. According to some reports, he was known for making someone who knew how to cook kosher food was always aboard his ships. He created a community of Jewish pirates on an island off the coast of Brazil and was never captured.

Yaakov Curiel – Curiel was raised as a secret Jew in Spain and because his family’s Christian cover was so believable, Curiel rose to become a captain of a Spanish fleet. When caught, his own sailors freed him out of loyalty. He became a feared pirate, bent on revenge against the Spaniards. After years of piracy in the Caribbean, Curiel travelled to Israel. Much like the story of Reish Lakish, he did teshuva (repented) from his marauding ways. Plaut says that Curiel made his way to Tzfat where he became enthralled with the teachings of the Holy Ari (Isaac Luria). He became a student of kaballah and one of the Ari’s top students, even meriting to be buried near him.