Anusim (Hebrew: אֲנוּסִים, pronounced; singular male, anús, Hebrew: אָנוּס pronounced; singular female, anusá, אֲנוּסָה ‎ pronounced, meaning "coerced") is a legal category of Jews in halakha (Jewish law) who were forced to abandon Judaism against their will, typically while forcibly converted to another religion. The ...

Anusim (Heb. אֲנוּסִים; "forced ones") are people compelled by overwhelming pressure, whether by physical threats, psychological stress, or economic sanctions, to abjure Judaism and adopt a different faith (in contradistinction to meshummadim, or voluntary apostates – see *Apostasy ).

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Many Sephardic Bnei Anusim have accepted their historical Jewish ancestry and generations of intermarriage, and a contemporary Christian affiliation, along with their modern national identities as Spaniards, Portuguese, and Latin Americans of various nations. The Bnei Anousim Return Movement is alive and well and growing every year.

The term “anusim” is most properly translated as the “coerced [ones]” or the “forced [ones].” The word anusim became more frequently used after the forced conversion to Christianity of Ashkenazi Jews in Germany at the end of the 11th century.

ANUSIM (Heb. אֲנוּסִים; "forced ones"), persons compelled by overwhelming pressure, whether by physical threats, psychological stress, or economic sanctions, to abjure Judaism and adopt a different faith (in contradistinction to meshummadim, or voluntary apostates – see *Apostasy).

In 1577 a group of Anusim led by Portuguese explorer Alberto del Canto journeyed into the mountains of northern Mexico and founded Saltillo, the first settlement in northern Mexico. Saltillo quickly became a haven for Anusim settlers who hoped to escape the horrors of the Inquisition.

B’nai Anusim are the descendants of Jews who were forced to abandon their faith and heritage in order to survive the horrific persecutions in Spain and Portugal prior to and during the Spanish Inquisition. Anusim is a Hebrew word that means “forced ones”.

Anusim, (plural, Hebrew: אֲנוּסִים) or Anousim is a Hebrew word for a legal category of Jews in Halacha (Jewish law) who were forced to abandon Judaism against their will, typically most were forcibly converted to another religion.

Jewish texts and source sheets about Anusim from Torah, Talmud and other sources in Sefaria's library. A legal category.