The Curious Case of Argentina’s Jewish-Run Yoga School

Argentina is one country this author has watched like a hawk, especially as global Jewish networks continue to reap the benefits of having Javier Milei as their loyal shabbos goy. As previously documented, Milei’s rise was no accident—it was the result of strategic Jewish activism, reinforced by subtle but unmistakable backing from Washington.

Yet political engineering isn’t the only arena where these forces exert influence. In August 2022, Argentine media was consumed by the dramatic takedown of the Buenos Aires Yoga School. Its founder, Juan Percowicz, was paraded before cameras in a scene that drew some parallels to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Juan Percowicz was born in Buenos Aires in 1938, the son of Polish-Ukrainian Jews. The working-class area of Villa Crespo, where he spent his early years, became a haven for Jewish newcomers hoping to rebuild their lives after the chaos that engulfed Europe. Percowicz’s early education at the University of Buenos Aires set him on a conventional career path. He became a licensed accountant and business administrator, eventually earning recognition in 1993 from the World Education Council for his educational work. Yet behind this professional façade lay a hunger for something deeper.

Beginning in the 1970s, Percowicz immersed himself in philosophy and spiritual teachings, absorbing the work of Western and Eastern thinkers alike. He attended Raja Yoga courses at GEBA, one of Buenos Aires’s most exclusive clubs, and drew inspiration from Hermann Hesse, George Gurdjieff, Paramahansa Yogananda, and Dale Carnegie.

What distinguished Percowicz was his ability to transform these wide-ranging influences into a living community. In 1983, he established the Buenos Aires Yoga School (BAYS), which appealed to students, artists, and other eccentrics, many of whom, like him, were descendants of immigrants.

As time progressed, BAYS gradually became a reflection of the Argentine capital. Although the school had Jewish roots, it still welcomed a diverse membership. The school grew in a neighborhood filled with synagogues and Hebrew schools. Its philosophy aligned with Buenos Aires’ progressive culture of self-discovery. Percowicz and his followers viewed it as a peaceful retreat. They focused on spiritual growth as opposed to political or financial ambition.

As with any institution under Jewish leadership, controversy eventually surfaced. The group’s first brush with drama arose in 1993, when family disputes and accusations from disaffected members spilled into criminal court. At the forefront of the accusations stood Pablo Salum, who would go on to build his reputation as Argentina’s self-styled watchdog against cultic organizations.

Salum made bold accusations. He claimed the organization engaged in brainwashing, financial exploitation, and even operated a prostitution ring. For nearly a decade, authorities carried out investigations, raided homes, and wiretapped conversations. In the end, however, Judge Julio César Corvalán de la Colina acquitted all the parties involved. His 2000 ruling concluded that the case was driven more by family disputes and conflicting testimonies than by solid evidence of criminal conduct. Rumors of scandal lingered around BAYS in the years that followed.

By August 2022, the case took on new life, propelled by shifting legal standards and a public concerned about stories of exploitation and coercion. The Argentine state responded with force. Police arrested 19 people, including Percowicz, during a sweeping operation.

News outlets were filled with sensational allegations of human trafficking, money laundering, conspiracy, and sexual exploitation. Prosecutors argued that BAYS operated not as a school but as a profitable criminal enterprise. According to their claims, certain women, referred to as the “geishas,” were tasked with seducing powerful or well-connected men in order to recruit them as prostitution clients or targets for blackmail. Authorities estimated that the operation was generating nearly $500,000 per month. The scale of the accusations shocked many Argentines.

What drew even more international attention was Plácido Domingo’s supposed involvement in this case. Wiretap transcripts surfaced in which the world-famous tenor appeared to be negotiating sexual encounters with a BAYS member. The wiretapped recordings allegedly show a man identified as Domingo discussing arrangements for sexual services with a woman called “Mendy.”

Officials emphasized that Domingo “didn’t commit a crime, nor is he part of the organization, but rather he was a consumer of prostitution” which is legal in Argentina. Nevertheless, the media sensationalized the case and magnified its impact. Domingo admitted he had known the group’s leaders for years but denied any participation in criminality or coercion.

Courts subsequently ordered a series of psychological tests on the alleged victims. Each woman firmly denied having been coerced into prostitution or manipulation. Several described their involvement as a conscious choice that had brought value to their lives.

The collapse of the prosecution’s case unfolded gradually. Those detained were released, and, in December 2023, Argentina’s Court of Appeals nullified the planned trial, reprimanding investigators for neglecting exculpatory evidence and credible expert opinions. In June 2024, the case came to an end when Argentina’s Court of Cassation upheld the prior annulment and dismissed the possibility of a future trial due to serious flaws in the prosecution’s approach. Everyone charged, including Percowicz, was set free. Legal experts widely concluded that the case lacked a genuine victim and proof and that it had been fueled more by collective anxiety than by criminal behavior.

In the months since the last acquittals, BAYS has resumed its workshops and meetings. What truly transpired at the yoga school remains unclear. At 87, Percowicz appears set to spend his remaining years in relative ease, thanks to his Jewish privilege. Given their predilection for engaging in behavior that clashes with gentile norms and laws, suspicion toward Jewish behavior in Argentina and the rest of the world, for that matter, is understandable. Argentina has the largest Jewish population in Latin America, with about 250,000 members, and ranks fifth worldwide outside Israel. Where Jews are numerous, one can expect a corresponding rise in misconduct and the social decay that often follows.

The Percowicz affairs offers a sobering illustration of how societies with weak legal frameworks and degraded moral standards can become playgrounds for unscrupulous Jewish actors. In Argentina, where prostitution has been legal for over a century, figures like Percowicz have ample room to operate under the guise of spiritual or therapeutic communities while quietly corroding the social fabric.

Cults like BAYS do more than exploit legal loopholes; they tear families apart and spread dysfunction. These outcomes are not incidental—they’re part of a more alarming pattern. In environments where libertinism is tolerated or even encouraged, oligarchs find expedited pathways for subversion.

This is hardly new, as the case of the modern-day United States illustrates. In the middle of the 20^th century, Jewish film producer Otto Preminger played a major role in dismantling the Hays Code—a set of moral standards that once restricted sexual, violent, and profane content in Hollywood— by producing films such as The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959) that challenged this very code. Through his persistent defiance of moral codes, Preminger helped usher in the era of the modern film rating system, replacing old standards with a more permissive framework. The erosion of such norms was a necessary step in conditioning populations to accept the abnormal as normal.

Fast forward to today, and similar dynamics persist. The rise of platforms like OnlyFans—now run by Jewish billionaire Leonid Radvinsky—demonstrates how easily Jewish oligarchs monetize and normalize sexual degradation.

Percowicz, like many in the Jewish community, has also capitalized on Argentina’s permissiveness. Wherever Jews find chinks in a nation’s moral armor, they don’t hesitate to exploit them. And in doing so, they inject rot that seeps into every corner of public life.

With Javier Milei as president. Jews will be having the time of their lives, knowing full well that he will govern to ensure that the Southern Cone nation will be a safe space for the Jewish diaspora. As long as Jews remain insulated by these protections, even more disturbing episodes may emerge—making the Percowicz affair seem tame by comparison.

Such outcomes are inevitable when gentiles permit Jews to consolidate political power and wealth. To preserve social cohesion, nations should be cautious about allowing the Jewish diaspora to embed itself too deeply within their institutions.