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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Jewish descendants fight for lives in WWII novel

The Soul of a Thief  by Steven Hartov; Hanover Square Press © 2018; ISBN 9781335-144577; 293 pages; $24.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – War, sex, hidden identities, betrayal—you can find all these in this fast-moving novel. Shtefan (as Stefan is pronounced) had a Jewish great-grandmother, enough for him to also be considered Jewish […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

Unsavory guests at Australia’s Hydro Majestic

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of stories researched during Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th Wedding Anniversary cruise from Sydney, Australia, to San Diego.  Previous installments of the series, which runs every Thursday, may be found by tapping the number of the installment:  1, 2, 3, 4. By Donald H. Harrison MEDLOW BATH,

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Donald H. Harrison, International, Travel and Food

Biography of Galantiere prompts mixed reactions

Galantière by Mark I. Lurie; Overlook Press © 2017; ISBN 9780999-100202; 402 pages including notes and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This was an interesting book to review.  Written by the cousin of writer, literary critic, and U.S. government propagandist Lewis Galantière, it is both an expose and a paean. I found

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison

News companies agree to 3-month trial trading

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) – Agreement was reached Tuesday, April 3, between San Diego Jewish World and WorldMediaNetworks for a trial three-month period for the trade of news content. Under the agreement, signed by principals Donald H. Harrison of San Diego Jewish World and Daniel Ajzen of WorldMediaNetworks, specified bylined articles that appear on San Diego

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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County

Eleanor Roosevelt’s Valley Center days

Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori VALLEY CENTER, California – Not being an incorporated city, Valley Center is not so well known as neighboring Escondido, located about nine miles to its southwest.  But, perhaps surprisingly, this rural town has lots of Jewish history—and U.S. presidential history as well. The Lilac Ranch,

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, USA

Once an immigrant, JFS’s Daniel now helps refugees

  Editor’s Note:  This is the third in a series of stories about Jewish Family Service of San Diego’s centennial celebration, and eight women who will be honored at the organization’s gala on April 21.  To see previous stories please click on the number in the series: 1, 2. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO

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Donald H. Harrison, International, San Diego County

OpEd: In response to a columnist on gun control

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – San Diego Jewish World likes to present a broad spectrum of opinion, and for that reason we published a column today by Michael Hayutin in which he takes issue with protesters, including those students who have been organizing marches around the country to demand serious efforts be made

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

Science meets art at the Natural History Museum

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Jonas Salk, the discoverer of the polio vaccine, was fond of paraphrasing the mathematician Jacob Bronowski on the possible beneficial results from an interrelationship between the sciences and the arts.  Bronowski, who became known to millions of Americans through the PBS television series The Ascent of Man, suggested

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Donald H. Harrison, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Science, Medicine, & Education

Hand Up Pantry pioneers among JFS gala honorees

First in a series By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – They are of different generations and live on different coasts of the United States, but one can’t help but think of Marsha Berkson and Estee Einhorn as close colleagues who helped to establish Jewish Family Service’s Hand Up Pantry, which offers hungry and homeless

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food