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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 SAN DIEGO — A tweet by U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) prompted some Jewish organizations and a member of Congress to call for an apology. Weber initially wrote: Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris. (For all the wrong reasons.) Obama couldn’t do it for
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Investment banker Antonio Weiss asked President Obama to withdraw his name on Monday, Jan. 12, for consideration as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. Some liberal senators, including Elizabeth Warrren (D-Mass) Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) and Al Franken (D-Minnesota) had said Weiss’s position with the Lazard
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – George Washington was often compared to the Roman general Cincinnatus, who after winning a war returned home to become, once again, a farmer. Washington, following the victory over the British at Yorktown, did just that, content to once again run his plantation. But, as we all know, his
Jewish Citizen: Howard Wayne’s grassroots return Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) now midway through her fourth six-year term, said in a video interview with her grandson Zachary Rodham posted on You Tube that she will not seek reelection in 2016. In announcing her retirement, Boxer nearly announced Hillary Clinton’s bid for the presidency when
Jewish Citizen: Senator Boxer won’t run again Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO, Jan. 7– The Gallup polling organization has found that the percentage of Jews identifying as Democrats has dropped from 71 percent in 2008 to 61 percent in 2014. Over the same period, Republican registration among Jews climbed from 22 percent to 29 percent, according to the pollsters. About 10
Jewish Citizen: GOP gains Jewish voters Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County(Editor’s Note: In this column, San Diego Jewish World will follow the doings of Jewish candidates and officeholders, boldfacing the names of known members of the Jewish community. We encourage readers to alert us to items that we might otherwise miss via donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com) By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– At least four Jewish candidates may
The Jewish Citizen: Political season starts anew Read More »
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After the Holocaust the Bells Still Ring by Joseph Polak, © 2015 Urim Publications, 141 pages, ISBN 978-965-524-162-4, $19.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—When Rabbi Joseph Polak and his mother were liberated from Bergen-Belsen, he was not yet three years old. He says that he has no actual memory of his early childhood in
The Holocaust lives inside him Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryAudacity by Melanie Crowder, Penguin Group Philomel Books, (c) 20015, 385 pages including glossary, family interview, and selected bibliography, $17.99 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — I suppose, if one stuck strictly to the historical facts, Clara Lemlich’s life could be summarized in a few paragraphs. She grew up in an Orthodox home in
Clara Lemlich’s life, in poetry, is thrilling reading Read More »
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Sleeping Truth by Martin Vesole, Shalom Rav Publishing © 2013, ISBN 978-1937416027, 355 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Mary Poppins was the Disney character who sang about a spoonful of sugar helping the medicine to go down. Presenting this story of a fictional debate between a Christian evangelical and a Reform-leaning Reconstructionist rabbi, who perhaps
Debate between Christian and Jew focus of novel Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — A cousin, Liz Halpern, sent to us “Candles,” the first video made by musician Erez Cohen, and we’ve been playing it from the bottom of the San Diego Jewish World home page since the early days of Chanukah. You can also access by touching your cursor here. With two
The making of a Chanukah video Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison LA MESA, California –Did you hear the one about the rabbi, the congresswoman and the mayor who walked into a shopping center during the middle of the December holiday season and lit a giant menorah fashioned from balloons? No, it’s not a joke! It happened on Sunday, Dec. 21, the sixth
Balloon menorah, officials at Chanukah celebration Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—I’ve had the pleasure of being a journalist for more than 52 years, ever since my first byline appeared in the UCLA Daily Bruin in 1962. Over those years, I’ve interviewed more people than I can count and I long ago lost track of all the stories I’ve written. But
On being on the other side of the interview Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Although San Diego City Councilman Todd Gloria didn’t identify them by religion, the people who inspired him to go into politics were members of the San Diego Jewish community. And the man who made him think about quitting politics in despair also was Jewish. The latter was former
Gloria tells his budget priorities for San Diego Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—While Laurie Berman was growing up as one of the few Jewish girls in her small Michigan city, her parents urged her to become a doctor. However, volunteering during her high school years at a local hospital, she realized that she didn’t like the sight of blood and decided
Not an MD but Berman is expert on ‘arteries’ Read More »
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