French Jews who migrated to South America before coming to the US. Sometimes tensions build up -
Previously, in Guatemala:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-28992743
I’d be interested to know how long the rabbi has been in the US.
Lev Tahor is a cult of a couple hundred previously non-religious Jews from Israel. Rimanovers have been around for 200 years and are a rather normal part of the larger Chassidic world. I believe this guy’s name is Mendel Goldberger.