Radical Haredi leader Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach dies suddenly

Extremist Jerusalem Faction group headed by Auerbach now appears bereft of any leader and appears set to lose influence.

Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, head of the Jerusalem Faction

Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, head of the Jerusalem Faction

(photo credit: YONINAH/ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

ByJEREMY SHARON

FEBRUARY 24, 2018 21:42

Updated: FEBRUARY 25, 2018 01:42

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