Donald H. Harrison

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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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Woman slain, three others wounded at Chabad of Poway

Victims identified as Lori Gilbert Kaye, z”l; Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein; Almog Peretz, and young Noya Dahan; Alleged shooter John P. Earnest taken into custody By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California – A white male shooter opened fire during Saturday morning  Shabbat services on the last day of Passover, killing one woman at the Altman Family

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Niece reprises Shelley Winters’ role in ‘Anne Frank’

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In the American History Theater’s current production of The Diary of Anne Frank, some American theater history is being reprised.  Back in 1959, Shelley Winters won an Oscar as best supporting actress for her performance as Mrs. Van Daan in the movie version of that play, which dramatized

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DVD Review: ‘Streit’s Matzo and the American Dream’

Streit’s Matzo and the American Dream by Michael Levine, © 2017 Menemsha Films, 83 minutes; available via Amazon. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Those of us with Eastern European origins could visit Ellis Island where immigrants were processed, then go to New York’s Lower East Side to tour the Tenement Museum, which recreates

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Book Review: ‘The Dog Lady of Mexico’

The Dog Lady of Mexico by Alison Sawyer Current; self-published; © 2018, ISBN 9780578-413808; 388 pages; available via Amazon. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The Isla Mujeres is off the northeast tip of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.  It boasts warm beaches, tropical weather, a quiet, lay-back lifestyle, and more dogs than residents can shake

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Junior high girl prepares for Anne Frank role

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A line formed after Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, spoke recently at Chabad of Poway.  When it was the turn of 15-year-old Bryn Williams to kneel next to the chair of the 90-year-old Schloss, they had a particularly animated discussion.  Williams, a veteran of the Pickwick Players

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Book review: ‘The Limits of the World’

The Limits of the World by Jennifer Acker; Delphinium Books © 2019; ISBN 9781883-285777; 300 pages, $25.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Immigrants from India found themselves distrusted by both sides of the racial divide in colonial Kenya.  As far as black Africans were concerned, the brown-skinned Asians were part of the ruling

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Superman, Batman and deeper Torah concepts

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Superhero comics have been influenced greatly by Jewish life in the United States and by Torah learning, according to Jordan Gorfinkel, 51, the entertainment entrepreneur who managed the Batman franchise for a decade before creating his own Avalanche Comics Entertainment company. In the sanctuary of Tifereth Israel Synagogue

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Survivor’s granddaughter lectures on Holocaust

  Now it’s the Third Generation’s time to remind the world never to forget By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Talia Schauder, almost 17, says that she wants to become a teacher.  But, in essence, she already is. On Monday, April 8, with all the aplomb of a seasoned teacher, she faced an assembly

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

Book Review: ‘Radical Inclusion’

Radical Inclusion: Engaging Interfaith Families for a Thriving Jewish Future by Edmund Case, © 2019 Center for Radically Inclusive Judaism, ISBN 9781732-938809l, 265 pages, $19.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – If I understand author Edmund Case’s basic premise, it is if people “do Jewish,” then for all practical purposes, they are members of

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Book Review: ‘Taming Your Guts’

Taming Your Guts: A Complete Guide to Functional Gastrointestinal Disorder, Second Edition, by Arnold L. Flick, M.D. © 2018, ISBN 9781797-411767; 188 pages plus diets and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Dr. Arnold Flick, who is a retired clinical professor of gastroenterology at the UC San Diego medical school, takes readers on

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Book Review: ‘Giraffes on Horseback Salad’

Giraffes on Horseback Salad by Josh Frank and Tim Heideker, illustrations by Manuela Pertega; © 2019 Quirk Books, ISBN 9781594-749230, 222 pages including biographical and explanatory notes and appendices. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Try to picture the words in this book’s title: “Giraffes on Horseback Salad.”  Can you picture it?  A giraffe astride

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Hillel at Santa Barbara promotes campus harmony

  Story by Donald H. Harrison; site photos by Shor M. Masori ISLA VISTA, California – The news media often finds it easier to focus on bad news than on good news.  Bad news is more dramatic.  It’s easier to tell.  It makes more compelling reading.  Take the weather for instance.  A storm will make

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