Mike Porter was born in South Africa. In Johannesburg he became a newspaper reporter on the Rand Daily Mail, besides writing for the Sunday Times, Zionist Record and, years later, for the EP Herald (Port Elizabeth). He returned to Israel because he wanted his son to be born a “sabra”. In Israel was editor of magazines (at El Al) before opening a bookshop. Sometimes he held poetry readings to relieve the tedium of not having customers. At age 67 he put out a book of poetry, and at present is trying to sell a book of bedtime stories. Today is a freelance computer operator, and writer/editor.
by Mike Porter
The Polish cities were vibrant, the inhabitants polite
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and helpful, notes a startled Mike Porter, who confesses that originally he did not want to go to Poland. The two grandparents and three grandchildren visited Cracow, Warsaw and Zakopane (a holiday town in the hills). The city Mike liked most was Cracow. "The Jewish quarter where they stayed, is wonderful" he says.
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Many years ago the young Mike Porter hitch-hiked around
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Britain, Europe and Scandinavia, in the most shocking of winter weather. On return to London, and after being turned down by the police, he is grateful to accept accommodation from an ex-convict.
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Our feet are one of our most important appendages yet
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how many of us really take care of them? Not to mention our toes, without which we would not be able to walk. So when Mike Porter, who is a runner, tells us how to deal with two very common toe problems – ingrown toenails and cracks between the toes – it’s worth taking his advice.
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This book is an in-depth look at relationships, be
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it sibling, mother-child, friendship and the all important marriage relationship with ideas of improving and working on these complicated connections.
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A review of the long journey of the Ethopians from
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Africa to Israel battling initially for 25 years to be recognized as Jews. Followed by the many hardships and also miracles of this aliyah covering a 9-year period based on Micha Feldman’s diary.
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Attempting with a vivid imagination to describe and
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identify the noises of the days and nights in the dense semi tropical forests of Queensland, Australia.
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We park at the Yarkon river and walk towards the boardwalk
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with interesting historical data pointed out on the way. We wander through pathways of shops, boutiques and eating places to reach the newly developed old Tel Aviv port.
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A tiul in the far north of Israel, just after a rainy
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season, through lush green fields and flowing water.
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A holiday on a mountaintop in Greece impresses Mike
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Porter. So does his fight with a gigantic centipede he finds sleeping under the blankets of his new "home". He and Ruti drive around Mani, walk through Sparta and ancient Mistras – with its more than 25 ancient churches, attendant nuns and a tribe of cats – and end the holiday with a boat trip through a series of underground caverns.
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The Porter grandparents' short stay in paradise was
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in Mahé and Praslin, the two largest of the Seychelles islands in the Indian Ocean. Besides bus trips around the islands, every morning Mike picked up breakfast from the thousands of mangoes scattered under the trees along the pavements. "I suppose one could starve here", he sums up, "but he'd have to try very hard".
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A tug of war between fathers and tiny tots ended with
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the kids winning, fair and square! It was all part of Shavuot Festivities held at Kibbutz Harduf. Mike Porter describes the joyous day at the kibbutz which is known as the largest producer of organic foods in Israel, as well as having several large health centers plus schools and housing complexes catering to emotionally distressed people.
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Mike Porter writes about an accidental short cut in
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Ramat Aviv – a suburb of Tel Aviv – which led him and his wife to the Yarkon River, and the kilometers of lawns and picnic spots (not to mention tens of thousands of trees) spreading out before their astonished eyes.
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You and your neighbours can build a swimming pool and
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fill it with the water coming out of your air-conditioners, writes Mike Porter. In fact he is overwhelmed by the amount of water being wasted in Tel Aviv alone, on every hot day.
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This English translation proclaims the triumph of good
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over evil. It presents a comprehensive study of Denmark, the German occupation, and how almost 99% of this small country’s population of Jews was saved through the bravery and kindness of the Danish people who risked their own lives in order to provide the assistance that led to saving the Jews of Denmark.
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by Mike Porter
It’s a fascinating place, but hardly a birthday present!
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Definitely not Addis, with its poverty. However, says Mike Porter, we saw tremendous plateaus, ancient farms and buildings, castles and citadels built in the 16th century, and beautiful Lake Tana and its islands of monasteries – not to mention the churches of Lalibela, hewn out of solid rock in the 13th century.
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