Crypto-Judaism

The alleged or actual preservation of Jewish rites by converted Jews or their descendants, crypto-Judaism was a particular target of the Inquisition. Crypto-Jews were sometimes called Marranos as a derogatory term.

Small communities of descendants of crypto-Jews can still be found in Spain, Portugal, the Caribbean, Iran, and the American Midwest and West.

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See also Crypto-Christian, Kakure Kirisitiyan