Three descendants of Jews forced to covert to Catholicism during the Inquisition visited Israel as part of a birthright israel trip. The three B’nai Anousim visited along with other Brazilian Jews on a trip sponsored by birthright, which provides free trips for Jews ages 18 to 26 who have never before been on a peer trip to Israel.
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