'Portions of this book were previously published in Exodus by Deborah Feldman.'Ībout the Author: Deborah Feldman was raised in the Satmar Hasidic community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Travels that start with making her way in New York expandinto an exploration of Americaand eventually leadto trips across Europe to retrace her grandmother's life during the Holocaust,before she findsa landing place inthe unlikeliest ofcities.Exodus, Revisitedis a deeply moving examination of the nature of memory and generational trauma, and of reconciliation with both yourself and the world. Originally published in 2014, Deborah has now revisited and significantly expanded her story, and the result is greater insight intoher quest to discover herself and the true meaning of home.

And inExodus, Revisitedshe delves into what happened next-taking the reader ona journeythat starts with herbeginninglife anew as a single mother, a religious refugee, and an independent womanin search of a place and a community where she can belong.

She was determined tofinda better life for herself, away from the oppression and isolation of her Satmar upbringing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 2009, at the age of twenty-three, Deborah Feldman packed up her young son and their few possessions and walked away from her insular Hasidic roots. The definitive follow-up to Unorthodox (the basis for the award-winning Netflix series)-now updated with more than 50 percent new material-the unforgettable story of what happened in the years after Deborah Feldman left a religious sectin Williamsburgin order to forgeher own path in the world.

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