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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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Newsmax reports that Israel’s President Shimon Peres, in answer to a question, said he would be willing to meet with Iran’s new leader Hassan Rouhani. While no such meeting has been proposed, Peres said he feels no personal enmity toward the Iranian leadership, stating Israel’s differences with them are differences of policy not of personality.
The Jewish Citizen: December 8, 2013 Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Skot Golden-Needham shyly approached the aron kodesh on Sunday, Dec. 8, with his kindergarten teacher Lori Bunshaft. Then, turning around, he displayed the model aron kodesh that he made and Mora Lori showed another one fashioned by one of his classmates. It was hard to tell what was brighter,
The arts and the teaching of religion Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
SAN DIEGO — Here is some news on the international front. President Shimon Peres of Israel paid this tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, who died Dec. 5 at age 95. “The world lost a great leader who changed the course of history. On behalf of the citizens of Israel we mourn alongside the nations
The Jewish Citizen: December 7, 2013 Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California–As we left the Stagehouse Theatre of Grossmont College on Saturday, Dec. 7, my grandson Shor, 12, said apologetically that he really didn’t care for Follow Me, a production that the Theatre Arts Department had taken on tour to numerous elementary schools in San Diego County. According to
‘Follow Me’ fun for younger and older audiences Read More »
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Natasha Josefowitz, Living Without the One You Cannot Live Without: Hope and Healing after Loss, Prestwik Poetry Publishing Co, ISBN 9781484141328, 2013, 93 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– I have known Natasha Josefowitz and her late husband Herman Gadon for many years. Natasha is kind enough to regularly contribute a column to San
Coming to terms with the loss of your beshert Read More »
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Story and photos by Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California–Runoff candidates for San Diego Mayor, Kevin Faulconer and David Alvarez, on Tuesday expressed warm feelings for Israel and for the American Jewish community, while sidestepping such potential hot button issues as the Mt. Soledad cross atop city-owned land and the long-pending effort by Hillel
Mayoral candidates campaign at Jewish community forum Read More »
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Miriam Luxenberg, “Code Blue,” Jerusalem Publications, 2013, ISBN, 978-0-9888958-3-6, 208 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — There are two major ethical dilemmas presented in this novel. In the first, a mother gives birth and doctors say her child is irreparably brain damaged. They want to take the little boy off life support. Elsewhere
Medical practice, religious belief clash in ‘Code Blue’ Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California — Temple Beth Shalom celebrated the fifth night of Chanukah Dec. 1 in both ancient and modern style. “Chanukah” is a Hebrew word meaning “dedication” as when the Maccabees rededicated the ancient Temple in Jerusalem in 167 BCE after it had been defiled by the Syrian
Rapping through Chanukah Read More »
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Nick Kotz, The Harness Maker’s Dream: Nathan Kallison and the Rise of South Texas, TCU Press, 2013, ISBN 9780875655673, 320 pages, $25.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–I suppose the thing that makes me the saddest about The Harness Maker’s Dream is that the “villain” in this excellent-reading story about the Kallison family empire in
The remarkable clash of 2 Jewish retail titans Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON–An art exhibit to be shown through Thursday, Dec. 12, at Grossmont College’s Hyde Art Gallery explores how artists are influenced by their mentors. The works of five artists are examined, including those of the late Manny Farber and Patricia Patterson, a husband-and-wife team who inspired the works and
A symbiotic relationship: Filmmaking and painting Read More »
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Aletha Gold and Luca Zordan, Children of Israel, Gefen Publishing House, 2013, ISBN 9789652296238; 191 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Here is a photo book portraying the multi-ethnic character of Israel while expressing the wish that the children pictured can grow up together in peace. It is a volume with voluminous purposes:
San Diego photographer reviews Israel portrait book Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison EL CAJON, California – As if Thanksgiving and the first day of Chanukah falling on the same day were not coincidence enough, the comet ISON will be at its closest point to the sun—about 750,000 miles away– on that day, Thursday, Nov. 28th. Grossmont College Astronomy Prof. Ross Cohen says for
Comet ISON to reach perihelion on Thanksgiving-Chanukah Day Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Celebrating her 99th birthday with family and friends at a Westgate Hotel brunch, Gabriella Hartstein Auspitz Labson, with the help of film maker Yale Strom, showed a documentary on Sunday, Nov. 24, about her life in a town that changed hands between Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and her subsequent rescue
Story of a rescuer retold at 99th birthday brunch Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Friends from many walks of life gathered to pay tribute to Laura Simon on Saturday night, November 23, in anticipation of her 108th birthday, which comes Nov. 26. If you can’t remember the date, check with Interim Mayor Todd Gloria’s office. He proclaimed Nov. 26th to be “Laura Simon
Friends fete 108-year-old phenom, Laura Simon Read More »
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