sentence_pair.en: With knives held to their throats , the Jewish patriarchs were forced to vocally proclaim their " allegiance " to Islam as it was agreed upon by the leaders of the community that in order to save the remaining 2,400 Jews , everyone must convert .
sentence_pair.fr: Les couteaux à la gorge , les chefs de la communauté juive furent contraint de proclamer leur " allégeance " à l' islam afin de sauver les 2400 juifs de la ville , .