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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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When the Nazis came to his family’s apartment in Amsterdam, he was able to hide in a recess in the wall that was covered by a door that swung toward him. [Donald H. Harrison]
His Luck Was That He Was Small for His Age Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
Benji, you’d run into our bedroom every morning when you heard one of us using an electric toothbrush. You’d greet us with a happy tail wag, then go into the corridor to await our emergence. [Donald H. Harrison]
Written for high school students, this biography of Charles Lindbergh underscores the wisdom of the decision in 2003 to change the name of Lindbergh Field to San Diego International Airport. Lindbergh used his deserved fame as the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic to spread race hatred against many of the peoples who live, like San Diegans, around the Pacific Rim. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Rabbi Prinz has utilized some of that knowledge in a collaboration with co-author Tami Lehman-Wilzig in a fictional story for 5-to-8-year-old children that conflates the introduction of hot chocolate to colonial America with the boycott of British tea that saw its most dramatic moments on December 16, 1773, when approximately 50 tax protesters dressed as indigenous Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. [Donald H. Harrison]
Chanukah, Chocolate, and the Boston Tea Party Read More »
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This PJ Library selection to be read with 6-year-old children and up models a positive outlook on life, even when confronted with change. Estrella visits her aunt (tia) Fortuna at the little house (casita) on the beach where she has lived ever since she left Cuba as a refugee. But now, the casita is to be torn down to make way for a luxury hotel. [Donald H. Harrison]
Book for Young Readers Teaches Positive Outlooks Read More »
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This novel about the friendship that forms between two preteen girls in a time of great stress hits many important issues. The danger of radiation from a nuclear power plant. Government cover-ups. Antisemitism. Domestic abuse. The Holocaust. The redeeming power of love. [Donald H. Harrison]
Overcoming Hatred in a Time of Crisis Read More »
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The PJ Library says Notice the Good Stuff: Give Thanks is for 8-year-olds, but I think there are many adults who would profit as well from its upbeat message. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Fun of Giving Thanks Read More »
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For its October selection for 4-year-old children, PJ Library has brought back an oldie but a goodie: Chicken Man, the story of a kibbuitznik who does everything well, because he has such a good work attitude. [Donald H. Harrison]
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In Stein’s version of the story, illustrated by Sabina Hahn, Jonah is a teacher, whose class of elementary school students meets under a tree. He told the children stories, brought them snacks of figs and raisins, and gently reproved naughty behavior. He was such a good teacher that God decided he would be ideal for teaching the people of Nineveh {Mosul, in modern-day Iraq) that they must change their evil ways. [Donald H. Harrison]
Story Book Interprets the Jonah Tale for Children Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion
A political action group calling itself San Diegans Against Hate has come out in opposition to La Mesa City Council candidate Mejgan Afshan, describing her anti-Israel positions as antisemitic. Afshan, daughter of Afghan refugees, was invited via her campaign website to respond on Wednesday, Oct. 19, by San Diego Jewish World, but had not done so by late afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 20. [Donald H. Harrison]
Anti-Israel Advocacy Becomes Issue in La Mesa City Council Race Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, San Diego County, USAI’ve had the opportunity to get to know some of the people from our Jewish community who are running for office in the Nov. 8 election, and I would like to recommend positively their candidacies to you. I am registered as a nonpartisan voter. [Donald H. Harrison]
Four Jewish Candidates Well Worth Supporting Nov. 8 Read More »
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After serving 35 years as a public servant- six years in the California State Assembly , nine years on the Board of Education, and 20 years in the US Congress- what does one do after retiring? In the case of Susan Davis, one becomes a “private servant, and continues to help others. [Mimi Pollack]
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Here is a journal encouraging children between the ages of 7 and 13 to read, think, and write about everyday secular and Jewish topics. Because it will encourage their children’s self-expression, parents may find this an ideal gift for one of the days of Chanukah. [Donald H. Harrison]
A Journal to Prompt Children to Express Themselves Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Lifestyles
This novel follows a Jewish family through nearly four decades of American history, starting with the couple’s chance meeting at Roosevelt Field on May 20, 1927, while watching Charles Lindbergh begin his solo flight across the Atlantic, and extending through the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘Summer Lightning’ and the Sudden Strikes of Love Read More »
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