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marrano

Spanish or Portuguese Jew who, during the 14th and 15th centuries, converted to Christianity but continued to adhere secretly to Judaism and carry out Jewish rites. During the Spanish Inquisition thousands were burned at the stake as ‘heretics’.



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And countless others in the village risked their lives by keeping quiet about the hidden Jews.
CHILD SURVIVOR OF HOLOCAUST TELLS HER STORY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Zajanckauskas "admitted that Trawniki men sent to Warsaw stood in the cordon to prevent Jews from escaping, guarded the transit square where captured Jews awaited transportation to labor and concentration camps, conducted house-to-house searches for hidden Jews, skirmished with resistance fighters, and took part in the shooting of some captured Jews.
Deportation ordered; Sutton man's role at Warsaw massacre by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Trawniki men also conducted house-to-house searches for hidden Jews, fought resistance fighters and took part in the shooting of some captured Jews, the judge said.
Man, 91, to be deported for aiding Nazis by RODRIQUE NGOWI / AP News
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