Overview
- Authorities confirmed the death of Nachum Yisrael Eber, 51, after he went missing during a trip to Colombia.
- Officials said his body was found in a remote area with signs of severe violence.
- Initial findings from Colombian authorities point to an ambush by a local criminal gang during a robbery, and a murder investigation is underway.
- ZAKA and local Jewish leaders are working with Colombian officials to prevent an autopsy, which Jewish law forbids, and to speed the release and return of the body.
- Eber came from a prominent Belz family and is survived by his immediate family and 16 siblings across communities in the United States, Canada, and Israel.