Papa Mousekewitz

Papa Mousekewitz
Background information
Feature films	An American Tail An American Tail: Fievel Goes West An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
Voice	Nehemiah Persoff
Inspiration	Tevye (or the fiddler) (Fiddler On The Roof) Papa Flea from Tiny Toon Adventures
Character information
Full name	Bernard Mousekewitz
Personality	Kind, fatherly, funny, mostly happy and cheerful, charismatic, loving, protective, caring, wise, rational, playful, aspiring, dignified, inspirational, instructive, level-headed, commanding, majestic, regal, soft-hearted, great-hearted, dreamy, idealistic, compassionate, skilled, negligent (formerly)
Appearance	Obese, brown mouse, glasses, white beard
Occupation	Violinist
Gender	Male ♂
Alignment	Good
Goal	To find his son (succeeded)
Home	Shostka, Ukraine, Russian Eampire (formerly), New York City, New York, U.S.A
Relatives	Grandma Mousekewitz (mother), Grandpa Mousekewitz (father), Mama Mousekewitz (wife), Tanya Mousekewitz, Yasha Mousekewitz (daughters), Fievel Mousekewitz (son), Sophie Mousekewitz (sister), Great Grandpa Mousekewitz (grandfather)
Allies	Tiger, Tony Toponi, Bridget, Henri, Gussie Mausheimer
Enemies	Warren T. Rat
Likes	His family, playing his violin, Hannukah
Dislikes	Losing his son or daughters, danger, cats (except the good ones, such as Tiger)
Fate	He is happily reunited with Fievel, and he and Mama ride a pigeon to see the completed Statue of Liberty
Quote	"Did I ever tell you about the Giant Mouse of Minsk?"

Bernard Mousekewitz is Fievel's father who is one of the two overarching protagonists (alongside Wylie Burp) of the American Tail series. He is the main character of An American Tail and a supporting character in An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.

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Trivia

• Chaim Topol, Walter Mathau and Milton Berle were all considered for the voice of Papa Moukewitz