Benei Anusim is the Hebrew term for people whose ancestors were forcibly converted to Catholicism over five centuries ago, during the time of the Spanish Inquisition. Historians have often referred to them by the derogatory term "Marranos." “There is a real awakening taking place among the Anousim, many of whom feel a strong and enduring connection to their Jewish heritage.
In the late 14th and 15th century, at the time of mass expulsions of Jews from Spain and Portugal,
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