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Lev Tahor

Women from the Lev Tahor Jewish community remain outside the Alida Espana de Arana special education school where rescued cult children were in Guatemala City, on Dec. 22, 2024. Photo by Johan Ordóñez/AFP via Getty Images.

Israel sending delegation to Guatemala to help with Lev Tahor cult

The contingent will share expertise gained treating cult victims and their families.

JNS Staff

Jan. 2, 2025

Women from the Lev Tahor Jewish community remain outside the Alida Espana de Arana special education school where rescued cult children were in Guatemala City, on Dec. 22, 2024. Photo by Johan Ordóñez/AFP via Getty Images.

Interpol issues arrest warrant for Lev Tahor leader

Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castillo, is wanted by Guatemala on charges including human trafficking, rape and abuse of minors.

JNS Staff

Dec. 29, 2024

A car drives down a road in Oratorio, Guatemala on March 28, 2022. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Guatemalan authorities raid Lev Tahor sect, take 160 minors into protective custody

The radical group, whose women wear black burkas, has fought child and sexual abuse charges in several countries.

Dec. 22, 2024