It took Uruguay-born Hanoch Piven a while, and a few trips abroad, to realize that Israel is his true home, despite his initial – and protracted – feeling of alienation.

Ernesto Piven was 11 years old when he moved to Israel and became Hanoch. Initially feeling like an outsider, he began drawing caricatures. Eventually he moved to New York and achieved international success as an illustrator and caricaturist. But something was missing…