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The Spanish-Portuguese Jews (Sephardim) were among the harbingers of the modern era in Jewish history. Some were descendants of the Jews expelled from Spain (1492) and Portugal (1496-1497). Most, however, were “New Christians”—Jews who had been forced to convert in those countries, continued to observe Judaism secretly, and returned to open Jewish life when circumstances allowed. They …
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