Why a Booktrail?
Have you ever met a Jewish pirate and a talking parrot?
Yiddish for Pirates
What you need to know before your trail
This is the story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship’s crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion.
From a present-day Florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, Yiddish jokes and treasure maps. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books.
When all Jews are expelled from Spain, Moishe travels to the Caribbean with the ambitious Christopher Columbus, a self-made man who loves his creator. Moishe eventually becomes a pirate and seeks revenge on the Spanish while seeking the ultimate booty: the Fountain of Youth.
Travel Guide
This video from DavidandRemus Bad Crayfish is a good introduction to the kind of adventures Columbus would have gone on and what an explorer would have done
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Yiddish for Pirates
Author/Guide: Gary Barwin Destination: Spain The Caribbean Departure Time: 1492
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