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Fugitive Hasidic rabbi spends Passover in South African prison
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA fugitive Hasidic rabbi charged with sex abuse is spending Passover in a South African prison while authorities determine whether or not to extradite him to Israel.
Rabbi Eliezer Berland, 78, was arrested in early April in Johannesburg, four years after first fleeing sex abuse charges in Israel. A founder of the Shuvu Bonim religious seminary in Israel and a member of the Breslov Hasidic branch, Berland denies accusations that he sexually assaulted several of his female followers.
Haaretz says that the rabbi is facing a bail hearing today.
Approximately 700 Hasidic supporters of the rabbi reportedly protest outside the South African Embassy in Ramat Gan on yesterday.
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