Bnei Anusim
The Sephardic Bnei Anusim are descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who were forced to convert to Catholicism.
Descendants of forced converts reclaiming their Jewish heritage.
Bnei Anusim are descendants of forced converts reclaiming their Jewish heritage. Learn about their journeys, communities, and the revival of Sephardic traditions.
The Sephardic Bnei Anusim are descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who were forced to convert to Catholicism.
It may come as a surprise that the first acts of thanksgiving celebrated by settlers and Native Americans were actually not by the Pilgrims, but by Spanish settlers, many of whom were B’nai Anusim.
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