Last 3 defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case sentenced to more than 10 years in prison
Brothers Yoil Weingarten, Yakov Weingarten and Shmiel Weingarten imprisoned for their role in the 2018 kidnapping of two siblings from the Catskills
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Fast Forward Final 3 defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case convicted of kidnapping 2 children in 2018
The brothers were the last of nine suspects in the case to stand trial. All have been convicted, including Lev Tahor’s leader, Nachman Helbrans.
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Fast Forward Extremist ‘Jewish Taliban’ Lev Tahor compound raided in Mexico
Mexican police arrest members of the group, often described as a cult and dubbed the 'Jewish Taliban' in international media, on suspicion of human trafficking and grave sex crimes
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Fast Forward Five Leaders Of Jewish Cult Lev Tahor Arrested In Mexico
(JTA) — Five leaders of Lev Tahor, a fringe haredi Orthodox sect, were arrested in Mexico. Their arrest was a joint operation between Interpol and the FBI, Yeshiva World News reported on Wednesday. The group has faced allegations of kidnapping, sexual abuse and child abuse. Among those arrested are Nachman Helbrans, the son of former sect leader Shlomo…
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Fast Forward Two Children Fleeing Lev Tahor Cult Kidnapped On Shabbat In Catskills
Two children were reportedly kidnapped in Upstate New York on Saturday morning after attempting to escape from the Ultra-Orthodox cult Lev Tahor, The Yeshiva World reported. Two children of the Teller family, which fled from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect in Guatemala, were spending the weekly holiday with a family in the Catskills, sources told YWN….
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News Hasidic ‘Jewish Taliban’ Sect Accused By Teen Of ‘Hell Is Real’ Reign Of Terror
In the aftermath of the drowning of Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, leader of the “Jewish Taliban” cult Lev Tahor in Mexico, the ultra-Orthodox press in Israel has been rife with reports regarding the location of his funeral and burial, and speculation as to which member of the cult will succeed him as leader of the reclusive…
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Fast Forward Leader Of Fringe Ultra-Orthodox Sect Reported Drowned In Mexico
(JTA) — The leader of a fringe haredi Orthodox sect suspected of abusing children has drowned in a river in Mexico, local media are reporting. Israeli-born Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans reportedly was found drowned in a river in the Mexican state of Chiapas on Friday. Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement issued Saturday…
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