Amid Guatemalan crackdown, Jewish activists opposed to extremist group say dozens have left in the last year, crediting the ...

Authorities in Guatemala raided the compound of Lev Tahor, an extremist Jewish sect, and removed 160 children and teenagers ...

Lev Tahor, “Pure Heart” in Hebrew, was founded in Israel in 1988 and practices a strict interpretation of Jewish law. It has drawn international scrutiny over the years for alleged sexual ...

Interpol has issued an international arrest warrant for Lev Tahor cult member Jonathan Emmanuel Cardona Castil ...

MEXICO CITY, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Guatemalan authorities rescued 160 children and adolescents from the fundamentalist Jewish sect Lev Tahor in southeastern Guatemala on Friday following allegations ...

Lev Tahor members tried to take back children rescued by authorities Authorities in Guatemala have resisted efforts by members of a Jewish sect to recapture 160 children rescued from its premises.

The boy and girl were the grandchildren of Shlomo Helbrans, the founder of Lev Tahor, an extremist Jewish cult. The kidnapping of the pair that night would end up sending most of the group’s ...

The law enforcement raid on Friday is the latest legal action against the group, which is often described as a cult. Authorities in Guatemala raided the compound of Lev Tahor, an extremist Jewish ...

Members of the Lev Tahor Jewish community stand outside the facilities of the Guatemala Attorney General's Office after, according to prosecutors, Guatemalan authorities rescued several children ...