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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A Fair time finding Jewish stories

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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I-8 Jewish Travel: Jews and Native Americans

-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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‘Fun and Games’: Identity crises abound

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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Trump blasts judge in civil case; pours scorn on media

  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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I-8 Jewish Travel: Horse therapy helps children, adults

  -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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‘Creation’s First Light’ introduces Torah, spirituality

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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Sanders supports ballot measure to legalize marijuana

  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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Bill Clinton campaigns for Hillary, American diversity

    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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I-8 Jewish Travel: Flames of love and destruction

-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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1st Dist. Council candidates support Mt. Soledad cross

  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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