The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jacob-ostreicher/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Jacob Ostreicher | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/jacob-ostreicher/ 32 32 Year after escaping Bolivia, Orthodox Jew struggles to recover https://www.timesofisrael.com/sean-penn-helps-orthodox-jew-recover-from-bolivia-ordeal/ Tue, 06 Jan 2015 20:57:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1117026 Businessman Jacob Ostreicher credits actor Sean Penn with saving him from Third World prison nightmare, but has yet to rebuild his life

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]]> Tragedy, triumph and tears in foremost Jewish events of 5774 https://www.timesofisrael.com/tragedy-triumph-and-tears-in-foremost-jewish-events-of-5774/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 12:20:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1067597 ...But this year of war and massive funerals also brought us an Israeli Wonder Woman -- and a 12-year-old telling penis jokes on national US television

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]]> Shmuley Boteach hails the saving power of lust https://www.timesofisrael.com/shmuley-boteach-hails-the-saving-power-of-lust/ Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:48:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=944214 Rabbi discusses celebrity friends, the difficulties of modern living, Jonathan Pollard and more in free-wheeling interview

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]]> Test your 2013 Jewish news prowess with this quiz https://www.timesofisrael.com/test-your-2013-jewish-news-prowess-with-this-quiz/ Tue, 31 Dec 2013 18:59:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=807894 Twenty questions on the wild, strange and important events that shaped the year

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]]> Ostreicher’s flight proves guilt, says Bolivian prez https://www.timesofisrael.com/ostreichers-flight-proves-guilt-says-bolivian-prez/ Wed, 25 Dec 2013 06:46:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=800476 Actor Sean Penn calls the haredi businessman's escape a 'humanitarian operation'

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]]> Sean Penn with US businessman wanted in Bolivia https://www.timesofisrael.com/sean-penn-with-us-businessman-wanted-in-bolivia/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 09:46:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=791338 Hollywood A-lister says 'humanitarian operation' led to the extraction of Jacob Ostreicher from 'corrupt prosecution and imprisonment'

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]]> Businessman back in US after term in Bolivian jail https://www.timesofisrael.com/businessman-back-in-us-after-term-in-bolivian-jail/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:01:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=789918 Orthodox father of five Jacob Ostreicher returns home safely; local Jewish paper alleges he was not freed but rather escaped

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]]> Bolivia releases Jacob Ostreicher after two years https://www.timesofisrael.com/bolivia-releases-jacob-ostreicher-after-two-years/ Tue, 17 Dec 2013 01:53:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=789288 Ultra-Orthodox NY man was arrested in 2011 on suspicion of money laundering and doing business with drug traffickers

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]]> Two Bolivian officials in Ostreicher case plead guilty https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-bolivian-officials-in-ostreicher-case-plead-guilty/ Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:40:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=548020 Lower-ranking officials are among 15 arrested in shake-down of Jewish-American businessman under house arrest until case resolved

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]]> Jacob Ostreicher’s wife laments: ‘They will never let him go’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jacob-ostreichers-wife-laments-they-will-never-let-him-go/ Fri, 24 May 2013 03:26:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=518824 At a congressional hearing, actor Sean Penn calls for the US to 'step up' for Alan Gross in Cuba as well

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]]> Sean Penn lobbies for haredi man imprisoned in Bolivia https://www.timesofisrael.com/sean-penn-lobbies-for-haredi-man-imprisoned-in-bolivia/ Wed, 22 May 2013 09:54:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=516636 Actor suggests putting pressure on sponsors of money-making Dakar Rally to reroute race until Jacob Ostreicher freed

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]]> Freed Haredi man: Bolivia’s Jewish community was ‘disappointing’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/ostreicher-bolivias-jewish-community-was-disappointing/ Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:03:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=325424 US Jewish businessman Jacob Ostreicher, who remains under house arrest in South America, claims local Jews are afraid of their government

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]]> Haredi American released from Bolivian prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/haredi-american-released-from-bolivian-prison/ Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:59:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=316846 Jacob Ostreicher had been held without charges for 18 months in alleged extortion effort by government officials

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]]> US lawmakers urge Bolivian president to release Ostreicher https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-lawmakers-urge-bolivian-president-to-release-ostreicher/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:02:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=312910 Haredi businessman from Brooklyn has been held without charges for more than 18 months

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]]> After 28th hearing, Orthodox man jailed in Bolivia calls case a joke https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-28th-hearing-orthodox-man-jailed-in-bolivia-calls-case-a-joke/ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:32:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=311146 At a proceeding attended by actor Sean Penn, judges refuse to free man seen as victim of extortion conspiracy

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