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Feared Jewish pirate and second in command to the infamous Barbaross. He born late 15th-Early 16th Century in Turkey and his died date is unknown. Sinan, known as «The Great Jew,» was second in command to famed 16th Century pirate Barbarossa. He was such a remarkable navigator that many believed …

Moses Cohen Henriques was a Dutch pirate of Portuguese Sephardic Jewish origin, operating in the Caribbean. Henriques helped Dutch naval officer and folk hero Admiral Piet Pieterszoon Hein, of the Dutch West India Company, capture the Spanish treasure fleet in the battle of the Bay of Matanzas in Cuba, during …

Paperback edition due November, 2009 by Anchor Books To be published this year in France, Israel and England   How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom–and Revenge. by Edward Kritzler   «In ships bearing names such …