Shabbat Service and Cultural Program

Our Shabbat service, followed by a cultural program:

Jewish Pirates – Jim Ryan

We don’t usually make a connection between Jews and the pirates we encounter in books and movies. However, many of these buccaneers and sea dogs were in fact Jewish. They played a role during the expulsion from Spain, the Inquisition, the rise of European empires, and the founding of plantations in the New World. Hoist the mainsail and trim the jib as we explore some of the most colorful personalities in Jewish history.

Jim Ryan is a long time TCC member and volunteer. He is a history enthusiast and a writer, the author of The Pirates of New York and Red Jenny and the Pirates of Buffalo: A Novel of Consequences.

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