Look at the Crypto-Jews, the Marranos, who for centuries lived a double life, outwardly Christians, but handing down secretly from generation to generation the faith, the traditions, the observances of Judaism.
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Crypto-jew
Synonyms for "crypto-jew" (2 found)
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12 translations across 9 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- يَهُودِيّ مُتَخَفّ noun (crypto-Jew)
French
1 entries- Crypto-juif noun (crypto-Jew)
German
2 entries- Kryptojude noun (crypto-Jew)
- Kryptojüdin noun (crypto-Jew)
Italian
1 entries- Cripto-giudeo noun (crypto-Jew)
Persian
1 entries- یهودی مخفی noun (crypto-Jew)
Russian
1 entries- Криптоиуде́й noun (crypto-Jew)
Spanish
1 entries- Criptojudío noun (crypto-Jew)
Turkish
2 entries- Gizli Yahudi noun (crypto-Jew)
- Kripto Yahudi noun (crypto-Jew)
Urdu
2 entries- در پردہ یہودی noun (crypto-Jew)
- مخفی یہودی noun (crypto-Jew)
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Ms. Sheinbaum will legislate from buildings in downtown Mexico City near the Palace of the Inquisition, where crypto-Jews—a term used to describe Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity by the Spanish crown in the 15th century but continued to practice Judaism in secrecy—were tortured during the colonial period.
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