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Hasidic cult member accused of child abuse flees Israel mid-trial
Elazar Rompler, charged with beating kids while he was principal of Lev Tahor school in Canada, flies to Guatemala, despite order banning him from leaving the country
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Daughter learns to forgive but not forget mother’s involvement in cult
In new memoir 'When She Comes Back,' Ronit Plank delves into painful childhood memories of abandonment by parent who followed guru featured in Netflix's 'Wild Wild Country'
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3 arrested over cold case murders from 80s, 90s reportedly tied to Hasidic cult
2 men, woman held over disappearance of Nissim Shitrit, 17, in 1986, and murder of 41-year-old Avi Edri in 1990 near Jerusalem; Shitrit's brother: Want him to have a proper burial
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As ‘Jewish Taliban’ sect tossed out of Iraq, its leaders stand trial in New York
Prosecutors this week completed presenting witness testimony in Lev Tahor child abduction case from 2018
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Man who escaped anti-Zionist Jewish cult returned to Guatemala in search of...
As Lev Tahor leadership sought to transport group to Iran, Israel Amir and team of ex-Shin Bet agents traveled across globe to search for 2-year-old boy
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37 members of extremist cult Lev Tahor leave Bosnia, destination unknown
Government assures 'anxious citizens' that group has gone; uncertain where it will now seek refuge; so-called 'Jewish Taliban' follow extreme and in some cases outlawed practices
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Bouncing around the Balkans, Lev Tahor cultists struggle to evade attention
Dozens of members of the extremist Jewish sect are sequestered in a North Macedonian hotel after locals threatened them; they reportedly arrived via Romania, Bosnia and Montenegro
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Leader of polygamous Jerusalem cult found dead in prison cell
Prisons service to examine death of Daniel Ambash, who was serving 26 years for what has been described as one of the most shocking abuse cases in Israel's history
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Leadership behind bars, Lev Tahor cult now seeking to move to Morocco,...
Extremist Jewish group seen getting blessing from controversial celebrity rabbi Pinto for latest cross-border flight; activist says most in group being held against their will
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Mexican authorities raid Lev Tahor cult compound, detain 26 members
Some members face serious sex charges and could get up to 20 years in prison if found guilty by a Mexican court; 3-year-old boy returned to father in Israel who previously escaped The post Mexican...
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Kids said separated from adult Lev Tahor members in Mexico raid over fears of...
Israeli source tells of concerns that cult members would try to prevent removal of children from compound as ex-Mossad agent who was present says group dealt 'a very strong blow' The post Kids said...
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Children in Lev Tahor face ‘daily suffering,’ former cult member says after raid
'The children are abused daily, starved and married at a very young age,' Yoel Levy recalls; top cop says children also forced to have kids immediately after marriage The post Children in Lev Tahor...
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Lev Tahor members break out of Mexican shelter, escape in waiting vehicle
Group of around 20 extremist cult members overpower private guards and flee government migrant facility; reportedly enter waiting truck and head toward Guatemalan border The post Lev Tahor members...
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Jerusalem lets convicted cult leader use municipal parking lot for Sukkot events
Municipality defends allowing sex offender Rabbi Eliezer Berland and his followers to build sukkah on city-owned land, as vacationing staff aren't parking there over holidays The post Jerusalem lets...
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3 defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case convicted in NY of 2018 kidnapping
Brothers Yoil Weingarten, Yakov Weingarten and Shmiel Weingarten, of extremist sect, found guilty for their role in abducting two children from their mother's home in the Catskills The post 3...
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