(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
Many Marranos, descendents of the victims of the Inquisition who outwardly embraced the Catholic faith but secretly remained Jews, are returning in numbers to Judaism, the London Committee to Help the Portuguese Marranos Return to Judaism reported today.
In an appeal for further funds to carry on the work, the Committee reports that increasing numbers of Marranos in Oporto have formally entered the Jewish faith.
The movement to return to Judaism is spreading in various Marrano centers. A kehillah has been established in Braganca which has a population of approximately 800 Crypto-Jews. In Bilarinho, where nearly all of the 500 inhabitants are Marranos, the community has formed a kehillah.
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