Growing up in postwar suburban America, P. David Hornik seemed firmly rooted in the promise of middle-class life. Raised by Austrian Jewish refugees who had fled Europe on the eve of the war, he grew up in towns where Jews were few, Jewish life was muted, and belonging meant blending in. His family was proudly Jewish yet largely secular; Judaism was carried as a memory and a wound, not as daily practice or living faith. Everywhere it counted, Hornik immersed himself in America. Even if it meant being the only Jew in the room.

With uncanny candor and insight, Hornik's memoir exposes readers to the life of an immigrant in his country of birth, as he navigates his tumultuous marriage, fatherhood, and his contentious relationship with religion, which ultimately brought him home.

Israel: A Place to Call Home is a deeply personal immigration biography and a Jewish life story that will resonate deeply with Jews living in the Diaspora who feel connected to their Jewishness yet incomplete within it. Through one man's journey from secular American life to rootedness in Israel, it explores belonging, faith, and the long search for dignity, purpose, and self-worth found only by choosing to come home.

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• Nonfiction

• Publication Date: April 5, 2026
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• Print Length: 208 Pages
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