Hi,
I believe that the current term being used is anusim. At our Sephardic
shul, the term Marrano is taken as offensive so we have been using
Anusim. Hope this is helpful. Rose
*Anusim*(Hebrew: אֲנוּסִים, pronounced [anuˈsim]; singular male, Anús,
Hebrew: אָנוּס pronounced [aˈnus]; singular female, Anusáh, Hebrew: אָנוּסָה
pronounced [anuˈsa], meaning "Coerced [converted Jews]") is a legal
category of Jews in halakha (Jewish law) who were forced to abandon
Judaism against their will, typically ...
On 10/8/2015 5:33 PM, Robert M. TALBOTT wrote:
I think "marrano" was actually adopted from Arabic into Castillian,
and in the latter referred to pigs and pork. Historically and
etymologically, at least, it's far from complementary. But now? I
don't know.
Off hand I think "Conversos" would be better since it's nominally less
charged, but the improvement is only in slight degrees and there might
be better terms. "Christian converts from Judaism" exists and it seems
to suffice in all but the particulars of time and place. Maybe
"Christian converts from Judaism $z Iberian Peninsula $y 16th
century"? It's awkward, but it hits the particulars without using one
of the more charged terms.
$.02: mine.
B
On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Kuperman, Aaron<[email protected]> wrote:
The term is in LCSH as well as the BM schedule. I am currently making a
proposal for KBM and for the legal form of the heading and I wonder if I
should call the PSD’s attention that at least some people consider the term
offensive (the book uses the term “conversos” in the title). Is “marrano”
sufficiently offensive that it should be replaced in LCC and LCSH?
Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section.
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