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Discovering a new past

I joined Genie Milgrom in Portugal to celebrate Passover with a group of bnei anusim (descendants of forced converts) who were returning to Judaism.

GENIE MILGROM and Marion Fischel stand next to the seven stairs going down into a mikve in the Portuguese city of Coimbra. It was discovered last year by a plumber looking to make repairs in a basement.
GENIE MILGROM and Marion Fischel stand next to the seven stairs going down into a mikve in the Portuguese city of Coimbra. It was discovered last year by a plumber looking to make repairs in a basement.
(photo credit: Courtesy)
ByMARION FISCHEL
APRIL 24, 2014 12:05
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