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ISRAEL, Lod - Yoel Levy, a Lev Tahor survivor, poses for a portrait at the departures hall when an ultra-orthodox Jew passes by, as Yoel is about to board a flight to the US with the plan to move to Canada after living in Israel for about three years, at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod on Thursday, January 26, 2023. Lev Tahor (Hebrew for "Pure Heart") is an extremist Jewish sect founded by Shlomo Helbrans in 1988 and consists of about 250-350 members. The group follows a fundamentalist form of Jewish practice and adheres to its own atypical interpretations of Jewish law. Lev Tahor has faced allegations of kidnapping, sexual abuse and child abuse. The group has constantly moved countries since it's foundation in an attempt to flee government child welfare agencies and other investigations. Yoel Levy was born and raised within the Jewish extremist cult and fled the group when he was 16 years old. Yoel's father Yehoshua died when the sect denied him critical medical treatment in Guatemala. After his father's death, Yoel and his siblings were forced away from their mother, which gave Yoel and his brother Mendy the incentive to flee the group. After fleeing the cult's camp in Guatemala, both brothers managed to obtain tickets to Canada. While Mendy built a life in Canada, Yoel moved to Israel, where he's been living ever since. Their mother and several siblings are still believed to be members of Lev Tahor. (Jonas Opperskalski / laif)
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