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Donald H. Harrison is the publisher and editor of San Diego Jewish World.
Harrison began his journalism career in 1962 on the UCLA Daily Bruin. Following graduation he joined the staff of the Associated Press, and later became politics writer for The San Diego Union. Afterwards he pursued a career in tourism, helping to establish San Diego’s Cruise Ship Program as well as Old Town Trolley Tours of San Diego. He also wrote for such Jewish publications as the San Diego Jewish Press Heritage and San Diego Jewish Times before starting San Diego Jewish World in 2007.
Don’s latest work is the three-volume Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5.
He is the author of six previous books. Those with links may be obtained on Amazon.
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Even You by Marilyn Oser; Mill City Press, Minneapolis; © 2015; ISBN-13: 978-1-63413-546-7; 261 pages, $15.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—This is an intense book. At times it educated me. At other times it made me shudder in revulsion. On fleeting occasions, the author’s fascination with the little ironies of words made me laugh. […]
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–16th in a series– Exit 6, Qualcomm Way, San Diego ~ Qualcomm Stadium, By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In 1997, Qualcomm, a telecommunications industry giant co-founded by Jewish electrical engineers Irwin Jacobs, Andrew Viterbi and others, paid the City of San Diego $18 million for San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium to be renamed for
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (SDJW)– You won’t see any news report on San Diego Jewish World about the Iran nuclear pact discussion at Tifereth Israel Synagogue on Wednesday evening, August 5, because it was closed to the media so that attendees “could feel comfortable” discussing their views, according to a spokesman for AIPAC that sponsored the discussion. On the one
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Levi Koenig: A Contemporary King Lear by Dorothea Shefer-Vanson © 2015, ISBN-14: 978-1511909761; 215 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – As their father weakens in body, if not in mind, three daughters do what they can to aid him; all the while resenting each other for not taking up enough of the burden.
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) – During the month of July, San Diego Jewish World was privileged to publish works by the following writers and photographers. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you and publicly express our appreciation. To access works by these contributors on San Diego Jewish World, type or copy their name
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Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Fred Reiss, EdD, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Lloyd Levy, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Ordman, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, Sheryl Rowling, Shor M. Masori, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer
–15th in a series– Exit 5: Mission Center Road, San Diego ~ Former Anti-Defamation League offices By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Although Jewish agencies and organizations including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) recently have clustered their offices near those of the Jewish Federation of San Diego in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood, they used to
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Numerous speakers during a Sunday, July 26, rally at Balboa Park passionately decried the nuclear arms deal that the United States and other major world powers recently reached with Iran, but the San Diegan who easily was the hero of the day chose the printed word-not the microphone-to
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA
SAN DIEGO — There are two stories in the July 25 edition of the San Diego Union-Tribune which we would like to call to our readers’ attention. First, with a rally planned by many pro-Israel organizations for Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. in Balboa Park (Park Boulevard and Presidents Way), it is interesting to
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-14th in a series- Exit 5: Mission Center Road, Westfield Mission Valley Shopping Center By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The Westfield Mission Valley Shopping Center is one of more than 100 shopping centers in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States controlled by a corporation owned by the Lowy
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-13th in a Series- Exit 4: Hotel Circle, San Diego ~ Riverwalk Golf Course By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The Handlery Hotel, on the northeastern portion of Hotel Circle, adjoins the Riverwalk Golf Course, on land that the Levi and Cushman families have owned for over a century. Currently they and a developer
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Having just completed second grade at the Kavod Elementary School, a public school charter at which Hebrew is added to the regular English-language curriculum, my grandson Sky Masori now has two languages in which to exchange greetings. But, of course, not all the personalities—alive or modeled—whom Sky met
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Like many Israelis, Asaf Hanuka and Boaz Lavie served in the IDF, meeting each other on the staff of an Army newspaper. Hanuka had learned to draw by copying comic books sent to him by relatives in Santa Monica, California. Lavie had studied screen writing at a special
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-Twelfth in a Series- Exit 3, Taylor Street, San Diego: Temple Beth Israel, Heritage Park By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Many fine carriages pulled up to the new building at the corner of 2nd and Beech Streets on a hill overlooking downtown San Diego and the Bay. Their occupants came to observe or to participate
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and FoodAn Improbable Friendship by Anthony David. © 2015 Arcade Publishing, ISBN 978-1-62872-568-1; 312 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The subtitle for this work describes it as a story of “the remarkable lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission.” I found it a very difficult book
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