Michael BenjaminWhy Corbyn Just MayBridges obsess me. I am the bridge between five generations. I am the link between my grandfather and my grandson. I stood on the bridge…Jun 8, 2017Jun 8, 2017
Michael BenjaminOranit’s Independence || Football Fans Unite.Independence and democracy are similar. You only appreciate them when you haven’t got them. Let me tell you about Oranit. To do so, you…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Michael BenjaminMore Than A FeelingFeelings and thoughts drive our emotions. My emotions bubbled over when I was in Aberdeen. I was seventeen. Then I fell in love with…Apr 6, 2017Apr 6, 2017
Michael BenjaminAn almost accidental RamboI watched Rambo. What has Rambo got to do with my writing about Oranit? My Rambo existed. He changed me. I want to tell as many people as…Mar 31, 2017Mar 31, 2017
Michael BenjaminBirds, Blogs and BooksWhere I was born, they said: ‘Ah, the birds fly backwards there’. Leeds is ugly. ‘Dirty Leeds’ refers to the football and the city. Both…Mar 22, 2017Mar 22, 2017
Michael BenjaminFrom a Poultry Shop To — —Leeds Jews found it difficult to integrate. We wanted to belong to Leeds and maintain our Jewish identity. We sought a semi-permeable…Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
Michael BenjaminMEDICINE || THE BROKEN SYSTEMToday’s medicine is based on three interconnecting essential components. The principles are in parts synergistic and parts contradictory…Mar 14, 2017Mar 14, 2017
Michael BenjaminOranit, Aliya and Quality of LifeRod Stewart, Leeds United and blue eyes are my building blocks. Two Arabs are my cement. The smog of Yorkshire was never hospitable. I…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
Michael BenjaminIdentifying With OranitOranit is an Israeli village or settlement. I was among the first ten settlers. From scratch, we built a town in the no man’s land between…Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
Michael BenjaminThe winter of Jew-hatingWinter is here. We know all the signs. The land is hardening and squalls blow anew. Anti-Semitism is seasonal and inevitable. The time is…Feb 28, 2017Feb 28, 2017