Haredim leave village in Guatemala: threatened by lynching

Ugly anti-Semitism or an attempt at religious coercion? A community of 230 ultra-Orthodox Jews began leaving an Indian village in Guatemala yesterday (Thursday), where they have lived for six years, following accusations and counter-accusations regarding discrimination and threats. Their departure from San Juan La Lugana, a town on the shores of Lake Atitlan 200 km from the capital Guatemala City, came following a meeting on Friday in which Jews and locals were unable to reach an agreement.

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Jewish group Lev Tahor expelled from Guatemala sanctuary

After fleeing Canada amid allegations of child abuse, about 230 members of the ultraorthodox Jewish group Lev Tahor have now been expelled from the Guatemalan village where they had reassembled their reclusive community.

An edict from a group of indigenous elders in the town of San Juan La Laguna, 150 kilometres west of Guatemala City, said that the Lev Tahor members were no longer welcome in the lakeside town.

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Expelled from Sololá, Jews take refuge near the Terminal

Some 300 Orthodox Jews from the Lev Tahor community have moved to Guatemala City, after being expelled from San Juan La Laguna.

The families have temporarily settled in a building in the neighborhood of Mercado La Terminal , where they arrived carrying their things in suitcases, bags and boxes.

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