Foreign Rabbi Found Dead in a Closet in Bogotá Came to Colombia Looking for a Wife and Married an 18-Year-Old
More details emerged about the murder of the foreign rabbi Nuchem Yisrael Eber, whose body was found in a closet on a public street in the Bosa district of Bogotá.
TL;DR
- Rabbi Nuchem Yisrael Eber was found murdered in a closet in Bogotá, Colombia.
- He had traveled from New York to Colombia specifically to find a new wife.
- Eber married an 18-year-old woman he met in Barranquilla, unaware of her true age until after the wedding.
- The marriage lasted only one month, with the young woman ending it, citing her youth and feeling rushed.
- Despite the breakup, Eber stayed in Colombia to continue his search for love.
- His friend suspected he might have been a victim of a 'paseo millonario' due to increased insecurity.
- Eber was a member of the Belz Hasidic community, had four children, and two grandchildren.