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Crypto Jews

A Study in Denial – Sharon’s Story

September 14, 2022October 29, 2014 Pete Vanlaw

by Sharon S.

“My husband tried to tell me his mother was a German Jew, a few months before we were married. I was shocked, but tried to focus on the German, ignoring the Jewish part.” 

Sharon S.

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Categories Jewish Refugees, Guest Authors, History Tags family secrets, anti-semetism, Germany, Jews, identity, Denial, Crypto Jews, Episcopal

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