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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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National News THE HOUSE DEBATE OVER SYRIA — U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich., favors an American strike against Syria in retaliation against its use of chemical weapons on its own citizenry. “I’m a yes,” he was quoted as saying by NBC. Many other Jewish House members were more nuanced. U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) pronounced
The Jewish Citizen: The pending debate on Syria Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
SAN DIEGO – Here is a look at the activities of our fellow Jews who are holding public office or shaping public policy: National News WEDDING — It would be quite an occasion to have a Supreme Court Justice officiate at any wedding, but what made Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s conducting the ceremony on Saturday, August
The Jewish Citizen: Justice Ginsburg performs a wedding Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History
SAN DIEGO– Over the Labor Day 2013 break, here are some statistics to ponder. There are 11 Jews in the 100-member U.S. Senate. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) at age 80, is the oldest member of the Senate Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), half her age at 40, is the second-youngest U.S. Senator. (The very youngest senator is Chris
The Jewish Citizen: Some Jewish statistics from Congress Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — John Kerry’s speech was well tailored, to use a phrase that has become popular to describe the US attack on Syria still in the stages of planning or political buffering as I write this. He identified a number of countries that were supporting the US initiative, without mentioning Britain, Germany,
Parsing Kerry’s speech on Syria Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Now that City Councilman Todd Gloria is serving as acting mayor, he needs to do his very best to unite the people of this city and to put the recent unpleasantness behind us. He can do that by seeking consensus among his fellow city councilmembers on important initiatives
Moving on with Acting Mayor Todd Gloria Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –The cheers of politicians over the resignation of Mayor Bob Filner may soon turn to gasps of horror when they realize that they too may become subject to trial by media circus. For the women who came forward to complain about Filner’s behavior, perhaps Friday’s denouement of San Diego’s
And so began the media reign of terror Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– I have to face it; I’m too heavy. Practically the only time I can see my feet is if I’m sitting down and I cross my legs. Or if I lean back in my Lazy Boy Chair. I had a biometric examination the other day at Grossmont College,
A 10,000-step program Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Recently, I spoke at length on the phone with Logan Jenkins, columnist for the Union-Tribune, about the travails of our Jewish Mayor Bob Filner. Jenkins was worried by whispers he has heard in the Jewish community: could the coverage of his newspaper and that of the media generally
Alfred, Leo and Bob Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The Summer 2013 issue of The Journal of San Diego History has an interesting cover article about one of San Diego’s most under-appreciated landmarks, the 125-year-old Queen Anne-style Villa Montezuma in the Sherman Heights neighborhood. The article co-authored by Charles Spratley and Louise Torio , noted that at
At the San Diego-Jewish history nexus Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — When San Diego Mayor Bob Filner checks into a behavioral modification treatment center to deal with what he has described as his “problem” and his “intimidating” conduct toward women, I hope he will use the two-week period of retreat from the glare of media headlines, late-night comedians’ jibes,
Some soul-searching questions for Mayor Bob Filner Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In downtown San Diego, one of the federal courthouses is named for Judge Jacob Weinberger, who I’m certain would be shaking his head right now. All this speculation about Mayor Bob Filner’s guilt or innocence would have him wondering whatever happened to the deliberative justice system in
Let’s take a page from Judge Weinberger’s book Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — For those of us who believe in civil processes for the resolution of disputes, I would say that there were three good stories on the front page of the Union-Tribune on Saturday morning, July 20. Good news, too, sometimes comes in threes. The articles weren’t displayed in
Good news, sometimes, comes in threes Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–I think it is in the city’s best interest if Mayor Bob Filner reasserts his position as the elected leader of our city and stops feeling he has to avoid public appearances or meetings with the news media. For the benefit of the City of San Diego, Mayor Filner needs
Filner needs to reassert policy leadership Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Recently I received an interesting email from two sisters in Ontario, Canada, who wanted to know if there was a Jewish museum in San Diego or anything else Jewish that they could see on a planned 2 1/2 day visit to our city. What I told them in the body
Some Jewish touring ideas for San Diego visitors Read More »
Donald H. Harrison