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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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Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – If I had gone into the place blind-folded, I might have thought I was in the sanctuary of a synagogue—a very cold sanctuary—listening to the sounds of shofars being blown in celebration of Rosh Hashanah. The blasts were reminiscent of the tekiah
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, The World We Share
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth 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, 5, 6, 7 By Donald H. Harrison BURNIE,
Retirees, tourists warmly welcome in Burnie Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Lemonade and chalk are two tools that the pro-Israel organization StandWithUs (SWU) utilizes on college campuses across the U.S. and Canada to combat aggressive anti-Israel campaigns launched by such groups as Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Sarah Tagger, a campus strategist for the 17-year-old StandWithUs, briefed members
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Come April 27, Disobedience will open in movie theaters across the country. I think a better title might be Restraint. It is the story of Ronit, the daughter of an Orthodox rabbi, banished from her British community because she was discovered having a lesbian affair with a neighbor
Lesbian vs. frum choice in new movie Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh 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, 5, 6 By Donald H. Harrison
Australia celebrates Jewish general’s memory Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Travel and Food
Thou Shalt innovate: How Israeli ingenuity Repairs the World by Avi Jorisch; © 2018; Gefen Publishing; ISBN 9789652-299345; 176 pages with 90 additional pages of acknowledgments, notes, bibliography, and index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Discover a problem; figure out how to fix it; create a company to market your solution; and in
Non- fiction book profiles 15 Israeli inventions Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories from Don and Nancy Harrison’s 50th wedding anniversary trip to Sydney, Australia, and cruise back to their home in San Diego. Previous stories in the chronological series may be accessed by clicking on their corresponding number: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. By Donald H.
Hakas and Challahs on a Dutch ship Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Travel and Food
The Game Isn’t Everything: The reality beyond the arena by Bruce Lowitt; Barstad Comminications; © 2015; 281 pages; 14.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I learned when I was a rookie reporter for the Associated Press back in 1967 that any fool, including yours truly, could write a story about an athletic contest.
It could be, it might be, it is (!) a great sports book Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Bruce F. Lowitt, Donald H. Harrison, Sports & Competitions
Beyond the Instant by Rabbi Mark Wildes; Skyhorse Publishing © 2018; 141 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – I read this book with great enthusiasm, possibly because I agreed with almost everything Rabbi Mark Wildes writes about such subjects as happiness, love, sex, success, blaming, taking charge of one’s life, understanding one’s place
A Jewish guidebook for life’s big questions Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final article in a series 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, 3. By Donald H. Harrison SAN
JFS, looking back a century, recalls Rose Neumann Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County
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
Jewish descendants fight for lives in WWII novel Read More »
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The House Always Wins by Brian Rouff; Huntington Press © 2017; 324 pages; $16.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This novel seems like two separate stories, loosely connected. In the first, Christian girl meets Jewish boy, a bass player in a band, and after interviewing him for a local newspaper, finds herself falling
Las Vegas ghost story invokes the mob Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison
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,
Unsavory guests at Australia’s Hydro Majestic Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Travel and Food
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
Biography of Galantiere prompts mixed reactions Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison