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The Marranos were the Jews that converted to Christianity but continued to practice Judaism in the cellar.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2017

The secrecy is senseless, in a way. since most of their neighbors know that the Marranos are Jews.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like Marranos, they kept their faith in secret even after the official freedom of religion was proclaimed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most Marranos are publicly married and buried as Catholics�"to cover up," as one of them puts it.

From Time Magazine Archive

By the thousands the harassed Ghetto sons, especially the Marranos from Spain and Portugal, migrated to Holland.

From Jewish History : an essay in the philosophy of history by Dubnow, S. M. (Simon Markovich)