Two sisters, ages 17 and 14, have been missing from their homes for the past week.
According to the girls’ family, the disappearance occurred after the parents, Tzvi Arie and Leah Sandik, decided to move out of the Gerrer community in Ashdod. They say community leaders suspected that they were planning to join the community of Rav Shaul Alter.
The parents say that Gerrer authorities were in close contact with the girls, persuaded them to oppose their parents’ decision and flee from home, and arranged special living accommodations. They say the girls, 17-year-old Esti and 14-year-old Ricky underwent brainwashing for months by mentors with senior positions in Ger, including women from their educational staff at their seminary, who instructed them to flee the home as soon as their parents tried to leave the community.
According to Israeli media reports, the family recently has felt disconnected from Chassidus, and they apparently considered the possibility of joining the “breakaway” community led by Rav Shaul Alter, however they did not take any real steps to join.
The family reportedly decreased contact and involvement with the Gerrer community in general, and decided to move from Ashdod to Bnei Brak and send their children to Chassidishe yeshivos there.
The parents say that community leaders and yeshiva faculty urged the children to defy their parents. The family’s 12-year-old boy said that one of his teachers told him: “You have no father or mother, you have to do what the Vaad says.” In addition, the girls’ older married siblings who remain connected with the Gerrer Chassidus helped persuade them to abscond from home.
According to the report, the parents even assured the 17 year old that she could continue to study in the Gerrer seminary in Ashdod, and offered to arrange transportation.
About two weeks ago, both daughters did not return home one evening. Late that night the younger one called from a blocked number, said “I am fine”, and hung up.
The next day the two girls returned home.
Then to their horror, a week ago the parents woke up and saw that the two girls were gone, and they saw a ladder placed near the girls’ bedroom window.
The parents have gone to court, and the court is involved in the matter, however the details have not been disclosed.
One follower of the Gerrer Chassidus denied any involvement in the disappearance, and claimed that it is an internal family matter.
The police confirmed that an investigation is ongoing, and that the parties accused have denied any involvement.
Typical cult behavior.
ReplyDeleteWe always knew that the various hasidic groups are dangerous cults!
Not true this is a ger thing this isn't the norm
DeleteThe girls are fine and safe in an older married sister’s house The police and social services confirmed it. The sister publicized a phone call in which she says that her sisters prefer staying with her because their parents are dysfunctional and are being used by others. The mother is obviously a good actress because she knew the girls are at a sister while pleading to the media to help locate them
ReplyDeleteI’ve no idea if the parents are crazy or not but what I do know is these absolute cultists are crazy, they’ll put out stories total lies about decent people for their own gain in the name of their rebbe, it’s sickening,
DeleteThe girls are with an older, married sister, confirmed by police and social services. The mother is obviously acting when she pleads to media for help in locating the girls when she knows where they are. The girls say that they prefer with the sister because the parents are dysfunctional.
ReplyDeleteThey put a ladder outside the girls bedroom for them to escape. This is kidnapping minors anyway you want to look at it. Even if they are by a married daughter's home, this is kidnapping. There are fathers sitting in jail for kidnapping their own children all over the world.
ReplyDeleteMinor children belong with their parents unless they are being abused, so far there are no reports that they were abused by the parents.
The married daughter should be handcuffed and arrested and charged for kidnapping
This same cult has so called COMANDANTS, these are middle aged men who must take under their wing, young newly married men, and be responsible for their RUCHNIOUS and KEDUSHA. Which includes having a say in their intimate lives with their wives.
ReplyDeleteThese filthy demented criminally insane perverts, instruct and have a say when the young man can have relations with his spouse, and how many times a month.
Therefore why would anything surprise us coming from these ignorant savages
I thank g’d every day that my children and I got out from all this bull crap at least my grandchildren stand some sort of chance because the chassidish/chareidi world is seriously gone nuts
ReplyDeleteAs they say "the fish stinks from its head" ,their so called leader (godfather) is nothing but a demented murderous ignorant savage.
ReplyDeletethese were pefectly fine parents till they switched sides then they becausme crazy to the point that their children were incited against them
ReplyDeleteGER = Lev Tohar
this should be instigated and whoever was involved from the lowly teacher following orders up the Gerer mafia boss the so called Rebbe should be jailed.
kidnapping children is not acceptable, not in Lev Tohor and not in Ger