GUATEMALA
Times of Israel
A community of ultra-Orthodox Jews living outside Guatemala’s capital moved out Sunday, claiming persecution because of their faith.
The 500-strong group hails from the United States, Israel, Canada, several European countries, Mexico and El Salvador.
The leader of the Lev Tahor community, the US rabbi Uriel Goldman, said his people are moving to a village in eastern Guatemala because of harassment including a raid of the group’s buildings on September 13 on the outskirts of the capital.
Guatemalan authorities said that search was carried out at the request of Israeli authorities to search for a girl who was barred from leaving Israel.
The raid was also aimed at investigating allegations of child abuse, the Guatemalan authorities said. The community includes some 150 minors.
“We cannot take any more,” said Goldman. “We are going to start over.”
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