Donald H. Harrison

Orthodox Rabbi Relates Assault on Him in the College Area

Rabbi Aharon Shapiro

An Orthodox rabbi’s tzitzits were torn from the woolen garment he wears under his shirt and thrown on the floor by a man who cussed Jews and Israel.  The rabbi said the incident on Monday near San Diego State University is a reflection of the hateful rhetoric spouted by some American political figures and celebrities. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County

Rocking, Cheering, and Emoting with TINA

If you go by the Civic Theater around 9:30 pm on the next four nights, you may notice people coming out with big smiles on their faces, a beat in their step and a song on their lips.  Such is the end of the emotional journey audience members were taken on at the Broadway San Diego performance of TINA.  The rockumentary tells of the life and rise to fame of the legendary Tina Turner, who sadly passed just last May.  [Sandi Masori]

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San Diego County, Sandi Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

ADL’s Perlov Has History of Fostering Inter-Communal Relations

When the position of ADL Regional Director opened with the departure of Tammy Gillies, Perlov said she felt motivated to apply for the job, to which she was appointed last October. “With antisemitism being at historic high levels, I felt like I could not stand on the side and not put my experience forward,” she said. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County

Comic-Con 2023 Panels Indicate Bleak Entertainment Future

With writers and actors on strike and prohibited by SAG/AFTRA and WGA from promoting upcoming productions, this year’s Comic-Con was without many  people who normally would have participated on panels.  What was left at times seemed slapdash and makeshift, leaving most attendees wanting more, a harbinger of the content-cold year that the strikes will mean for fans around the world. [Shor M. Masori]

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Jewish Celebrities, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Jewish Scientist Who Inherited Jonas Salk’s Office Unlocks Secrets of Hormones

Evans works in a laboratory bequeathed to him by his colleague and mentor, the late discoverer of the polio vaccine, Jonas Salk. In one research project, Evans and his team studied the impact of exercise on a body’s genetic makeup. They found that exercise will activate a cascade of genes that prompt the body to produce a chemical form of energy known at ATP (adenosine triphosphate). [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Glenda Sacks Retires after Serving San Diego’s Jewish Community for 36 Years

Retirement date was June 30th and almost immediately, the South African native traveled to a retreat center at Kfar Blum, Israel, for a family reunion that brought together relatives from various parts of the English-speaking world. Having just returned to San Diego, her most immediate task is training her Hillel successor, Danielle Botvin, but beyond that she is looking forward to “learning how to chill – I’m not good at that.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

San Diegan Elizabeth Schwartz Retells 3 Yiddish Horror Stories

These are not the kind of stories that you would read to your little children, although you might be tempted by the time they are tweens to retell these stories around a nighttime campfire while using a flashlight to illuminate your face from the chin up. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction, San Diego County

Book on Albert Einstein’s Ongoing Legacy is Enjoyable to Read

In this breezy, easy-to-read, enjoyable book, Cohen surveys the world that has incorporated Einstein’s thought and image into every-day life, with Einstein’s celebrity continuing to grow, rather than fade, since his death in 1955 at age 76. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA