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Rabbi fled Israel after several female followers accuse him of sexual abuse
Rabbi Eliezer Berland, a rabbi who fled Israel two years ago to escape charges of sex crimes, was arrested on Thursday in Amsterdam.
Berland, 77, is a prominent rabbi in the Breslov sect and founder of the Shuvu Banim yeshiva in Jerusalem’s Old City who was instrumental in bringing many Jews closer to ultra-Orthodox faith.
Berland had arrived in Amsterdam from South Africa, and was arrested at the airport on an international arrest warrant.
In 2012, Berland was accused of sexual abuse by a number of his female followers, including a 15-year-old girl.
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