Unchosen by Hella Winston

September 23, 2014 by Christina

Nonfiction — print. Beacon Press, 2006. 216 pgs. Library copy. Subtitled “The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels”, Winston introduces readers to young adults raised in Hasidic (also known as, ultra-Orthodox) Jewish families in Brooklyn, New York who are struggling within the confines of their community and the decision of whether to stay or leave. Winston’s interactions with the Satmar sect, who do not evangelize with the outside community the way the Lubavitch sect does, originated as a doctoral dissertation in […]

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