According to history, the Sephardic Jews were forced to leave Spain and Portugal during the Spanish Inquisition.
Anusim, plural for anus, means "forced ones" in Hebrew. In Jewish Law, this is the legal term applied to a Jew who was forced to abandon Judaism against his or her will, but does whatever is in his or her power to continue practicing Judaism under the forced condition. It derives from the Talmudic term abera be' ones , meaning "a forced transgression." The
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