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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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By Donald H. Harrison DEL MAR, California – At the San Diego County Fair, there is always an exhibition of interesting collections – a collection of collections, you might say. Here people exhibit concert passes; autographs; Comic-Con paraphernalia from over the years; crafts; matchbooks; and almost anything else that might catch someone’s fancy. As for […]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Travel and Food
-59th in a series– Exit 33, Willows Road, Alpine (eastbound) By Donald H. Harrison VIEJAS INDIAN RESERVATION, California — I wrote the following story for the Sept. 19, 1997 edition of the San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage, of which I was editor. The sentiments expressed in this excerpt still apply today, and provide background for any
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
Hello Again by Stan Schatt © 2016; ISBN 978-1-533182-87-6; 256 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This is both a detective mystery and a dip into the waters of the paranormal. One of the main characters, Bill Eisner, is a Jewish owner of a coffee shop, which offers “Good Karma” free table
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
Fun & Games by David Michael Slater; Zharmae Publishing, La Mesa, California © 2016; ISBN 978-1-943549-58-0; 246 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Jonathan Schwartz has a common Jewish name and, one might think, a not uncommon adolescence as he and his friends binge drink and talk about hoped-for sexual encounters with hot girls.
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The Libertarian party, with two former Republican governors chosen Sunday to head its ticket, will be important to watch in the run-up to the November presidential election, because it may be a place where Republicans who are unhappy with Donald Trump can go and still feel good about
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, USA
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump on Friday, May 27, lashed out at a San Diego federal judge presiding over a civil suit in which Trump is a defendant, and also heaped scorn upon the news media, particularly representatives of the New York Times
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Donald H. Harrison, Shor M. Masori, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – An upcoming panel at Ben-Gurion University in Beer Sheva is so controversial that members of the group Im Tirzu have reached out to this Jewish publication and presumably others to denounce it. At issue is a day-long seminar on “Whistleblowing Through The Ages and Today,” to be presented
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA
-58th in a series- Exit 30, Tavern Road, Alpine, California: Dream Rider Equestrian Therapy By Donald H. Harrison ALPINE, California – A head-on automobile collision near her home in this mountain community alongside Interstate 8 put Catherine Hand into a wheel chair and ended her first career as a set and costume designer for
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food
Creation’s First Light by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, illustrated by Joani Rothenberg; © 2013 IBJ Book Publishing; ISBN 978-10934922-94-1; 32 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – This might be subtitled “A Child’s Guide to Torah and Spirituality.” Rabbi Sasso begins with a paraphrase of God’s first command, “Let There Be Light” and subsequently explains
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori VISTA, California – On the crowded football field of Ranch Buena Vista High School, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders endorsed a California measure that will be on this November’s ballot to legalize recreational use of marijuana. “We have got to rethink the so-called war
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori, Travel and Food, USA
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori CHULA VISTA, California – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was the chief cheerleader on Saturday, May 21, for valuing American residential and workplace diversity and for electing his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as the nation’s first woman president Clinton spoke in
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Princess, an Israeli film making its DVD debut May 24, deals with an uncomfortable subject: the sexual abuse of children in their homes. In this case, 12-year-old Adar (Shira Haas) likes to have tickle fights with Michael (Ori Pfefer), the boyfriend of her mother Alma (Keren Mor). But
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
-57th in a Series- Exit 27, Dunbar Lane, Harbison Canyon, California By Donald H. Harrison HARBISON CANYON, California – In this small community in the back country of San Diego County, the 4Ms of the Stroh family—Marty, Melissa, Mason and Max—are known for keeping the flame of Judaism burning bright inside their home, and for
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and Food
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO—Four candidates in San Diego’s affluent First City Council District indicated they want the large cross atop Mount Soledad to stay in place. At a Men’s Club-sponsored forum at Congregation Beth Israel, which lies within their councilmanic district, all four were non-committal about whether
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Shor M. Masori