Lev tahor canada

Israeli Justice Min. has not requested warrant for Lev Tahor child-abuse suspect

Elazar Rumpler was indicted in Israel in 2020 on charges of physical abuse of children in his school, but fled to Guatemala.

OCTOBER 21, 2021|ByJEREMY SHARON

US, Guatemalan forces raid extremist haredi Lev Tahor cult compound

The sect has been accused of forcing girls as young as 12 years old into marriages with much older men within the sect.

JULY 7, 2021|ByIDAN ZONSHINE

Eliezer Rumpler, from the Lev Tahor Haredi Jewish sect arrives to the Jerusalem District Court for a court hearing on May 26, 2020.

Feds charge extremist Orthodox sect Lev Tahor with exploiting, kidnapping

Five leaders of the Lev Tahor group were charged by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and FBI Monday with crimes related to an alleged forced marriage and kidnapping.

APRIL 20, 2021|BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

Leader of extremist haredi Orthodox sect Lev Tahor arrested in Guatemala

Lev Tahor subscribes to an ultra-strict version of kosher laws. Marriages between teenagers and older members are common.

MARCH 31, 2021|BySHIRA HANAU/JTA

Israel offers unprecedented benefits to bring home Jewish cultists

The offered benefits are the result of cooperation between the Foreign Ministry and the Justice Ministry as well as the police.

JULY 25, 2017ByTAMARA ZIEVE

University heads partner with Hillel International to combat academic boycotts

Under the new partnership, Hillel will notify the Committee of any attempt to organize boycotts.

DECEMBER 2, 2014ByLIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI