2022 in Review: Leaving the Amish was like ‘going to another country’

ROCHESTER — It is perhaps not surprising the fascination that exists for Eddie Swartzentruber’s story, a one-time Amish youth who fled his Harmony-based religious community to live a new life in the modern world.

Ever since his story and his use of the social media platform Tiktok in describing his Amish upbringing appeared in the Post Bulletin, there has been no shortage of media attention about his life. The PB feature on him, “From Amish to TikTok sensation,” was among the most-clicked stories in 2022.