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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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Generations of Jewish San Diegan Jami Shapiro’s family have Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD]. The disorder sets ADHDers apart from the neurotypical population in positive and negative ways. [Donald H. Harrison]
San Diego Author Publishes Book about Understanding ADHD Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In this book, written for preschoolers through 2nd graders, an anthropomorphic family of cats introduce C.J. the mouse to the celebration of Chanukah. [Donald H. Harrison]
Mouse’s Love of Latkes, Sufganiyot Helps Overcome His Fear of Jewish Cats Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Please look at the cover illustration by Elissambura. Four different stylized cat breeds are represented playing dreidel. Three are wearing kippot; one is wearing a conical Chanukah cap. All the players have gelt. It’s Hanukkat time, a fanciful melding of Jewish tradition with feline fun. [Donald H. Harrison]
Cats Enjoy Chanukah in This Children’s Board Book Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Staff and Bylined Contributors
In this work of fiction, physicist Albert Einstein and movie star Charlie Chaplin work together to thwart an American Nazi plan to murder prominent Jews in the film industry and to touch off an American civil war. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘Midnight Burning’ Pairs Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein in Battle Against Nazis Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
Noam Tibon, a retired major general in the Israel Defense Force, dramatically rescued his son Amir, daughter-in-law Miri, and their two daughters Galia, 3, and Carmel, 1, after Hamas terrorists from Gaza stormed Kibbutz Nahal Oz on Oct. 7, 2023. [Donald H. Harrison]
Brothers Miguel and Tomaso spend money like water, passing up no luxuries and dreaming of amassing even greater fortunes. The protagonist is sister Maria, whom the Ramirez family sent to top-notch universities to acquire the know-how to run an international company. Brother Miguel was born vicious; even as a child he delighted in torturing animals. Tomaso is greedy but dull-witted. [Donald H. Harrison]
Love, Murder and Strong Drink in Mexican Family Saga Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and Food
The traditional diamond industry is threatened when a company threatens to flood the market with laboratory-made diamonds that are indistinguishable from those found in mines. [Donald H. Harrison]
Mystery Novel Ponders Laboratory-Produced Diamonds’ Impact on Traditional Gem Market Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
We want to wish all of our readers and the wider Jewish community a year of health, prosperity, peace, and happiness. [Nancy and Donald Harrison]
Our Best Wishes for a Healthy, Peaceful, Prosperous & Happy 5786 Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsVenezuelan documentary film maker Jonatan Jakubowicz made the 108-minute Soul of a Nation with a decided point of view. He had witnessed the transformation of Venezuela from a democracy to an authoritarian state in league with narco-terrorists. The Jewish Jakubowicz feared that polarization in Israel similarly might lead to that country’s dissolution. [Donald H. Harrison]
Documentary: Israel’s Polarization Led to Massacre by Gazans on 10/7 Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAScheduled to open Sept. 26 in theaters around San Diego (AMC, Angelika, Cinepolis, Regal, The Lot) is a remarkable Holocaust movie, Bau, Artist At War revealing the initial meeting, romance, and surreptitious wedding of Joseph Bau (Emile Hirsch) and Rebecca Tannenbaum (Inbar Levi) in a women’s barracks at the Plaszow Concentration Camp . [Donald H. Harrison]
Remarkable Concentration Camp Wedding Featured in ‘Bau, Artist at War’ Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Israel, Jewish History, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Stella Goldschlag committed suicide in 1994. She would possibly have saved many lives had she done it 50 years earlier. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘Stella, A Life’ Portrays A Traitor to the Jewish People Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
“I think that people who don’t give in some way or another of their time or of their funds are missing a big part of life,” Rubenstein, a real estate investor and retired ophthalmologist reflected during an interview Monday at the JFS headquarters on Balboa Avenue. “They’re missing satisfaction and enjoying other people’s success.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Couple Underwrites Scholarships for Financially Challenged Jewish San Diegans Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Lifestyles, Middle East, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Stages of a baby’s development are integrated with symbols and words of a Jewish lifestyle in this clever 24-page board book that enlarges to 31 pages when flaps of seven pages are flipped open. [Donald H. Harrison]
Flip the Flaps: Jewish Baby’s Stages of Growth Illustrated in Board Book Read More »
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The story follows German-Jewish immigrant Rose’s arrival in San Diego in the mid- 1800s, and his experience being an integral part of the early days of San Diego. He faced plenty of antisemitism in the process, but thanks to his geniality he was elected to myriad public offices including the presidency of the city’s board of trustees and the county’s board of supervisors. [Sandi Masori]
A Rose by any other Name is a ‘Thorn & Petal’: Dramedy Depicts Early San Diego Read More »
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