50 Years in America

Arnold, the third son of Dora andPaul von der Porten MD, was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1917. There cameHitlers rise to power. Arnolds father was an analytical thinker. On October14, 1933 Paul sent Arnold, only 15, to Jamaica, British West Indies, with newclothes and M100, the maximum allowed to emigrants. Thus he escaped. Severalrelatives were murdered.

Arnold describes his adventures,including those in World War II, in his book: The Nine Lives of Arnold. In1953 Arnold and his wife, Amy, migrated to America, to his aging parents. Manywho have read The Nine Lives of Arnold have begged Arnold to write hislife after Kingston, Jamaica. This book tells. No-one shall be bored!