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crypto-Jew

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cryp·to-Jew (krpt-j)
n.
A member of a Jewish community forced to convert to another religion and outwardly embracing it while secretly maintaining Jewish practices.

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So too the bizarre though infrequent claim that crypto-Jews kept the Muslim fast of Ramadaan.
Becoming Jewish in early modern France: documents on Jewish ... by Graizbord, David / Journal of Social History
They are often referred to, somewhat derisively, as Crypto-Jews or Marranos, the latter meanings pig in Spanish.
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The original intent of the group was to do research on the descendants of crypto-Jews in the United States.
LATINA DISCOVERS HER JEWISH HERITAGE EXPLAINS MYSTERY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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