Arnold's Early Life

Arnold, the third son of Dora and Paul von der Porten MD, was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1917. There came Hitler's rise to power. Arnold's father was an analytical thinker. On October 14, 1933, Paul sent Arnold, only 15, to Jamaica, British West Indies, with new clothes and M100, the maximum allowed to emigrants. Thus he escaped. Several relatives were murdered.

His Adventures and Migration

Arnold describes his adventures, including those in World War II, in his book: The Nine Lives of Arnold. In 1953, Arnold and his wife, Amy, migrated to America, to his aging parents. Many who have read The Nine Lives of Arnold have begged Arnold to write his life after Kingston, Jamaica. This book tells. No-one shall be bored!