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 es una cooperativa de carácter social y cultural que tiene como principal objetivo conectar a los judíos sefardíes expulsados de Portugal en el siglo XV y sus descendientes en Sudamérica y Ecuador, promoviendo la preservación y protección de su memoria colectiva.

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 ).

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.

ANUSIM is a social and cultural cooperative whose main objective is to link the Sephardic Jews of the 15th century who were expelled from Portugal with their descendants in Ecuador and South America today.

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).

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.

The Anusim Project was created by Adar David ben Scheffer in 2019 to provide a historical record of Crypto-Judaic (Hidden-Jewish) heritage and communities around the world. As a centralized repository dedicated solely to the documentation, and preservation of Anusim history, culture, and the prosperity of endangered Bnei Anusim communities.

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”.