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Fleeing the Inquisition, Crypto-Jews who had been forced to hide their faith for generations found refuge in Recife, Brazil — and for the first time, rebuilt Jewish life in the open. When Recife fell, twenty-three Jewish refugees set sail for New Amsterdam, launching the birth of Jewish America. Schwab and Yael tell the remarkable story in the first episode of a new series on Jews in the Americas.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ETNBOm2XE9LHs4HqGflJVmEHVKopKe8tY3wxmdGl4OY/edit?usp=sharing
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