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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 — I received a phone call from a happy Yoni Peres on Wednesday night, June 13, a few hours after his father, Israel’s President Shimon Peres, was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House. Yoni, a veterinarian who occasionally […]
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Earlier this week, my 11-year-old grandson Shor participated in a ceremony marking his promotion from elementary school to middle school. Next week, his 5-year-old brother Sky will participate in another ceremony commemorating his advancement from pre-school to kindergarten. Like most parents, grandparents and occasional great-grandparents, we were
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Two dogs, two cats, a mouse, a wolf, and a horse co-starred Monday evening, June 11, in Animals I Have Known, a production by Write Out Loud which also co-starred four humans, who read the animal tales at the Theatre at Old Town. With red light bathing the
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Rabbi Stanley Rabinowitz, who helped comfort President Lyndon B. Johnson and the nation after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, died in his sleep Friday, June 8, in the nursing facility of Seacrest Village Retirement Community in Encinitas Rabinowitz, 95, longtime rabbi of Adas Israel Hebrew Congregation in
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Superman: The High Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero by Larry Tye, Random House, 2012, ISBN 978-1-58836-918-5; 409 pages including appendices and bibliography, $27. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Was Superman Jewish or Christian? Author Larry Tye lays out the claims for each religion in his history detailing the character, his history
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Not that he’s holding his breath, but there’s still a slim chance that Mat Kostrinsky may yet win a place in a runoff election against Scott Sherman in the 7th City Council District. Sherman’s 50.59 percent winning percentage does not include an uncertain number of the 88,000 “provisional”
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–A La Jolla planning group had three answers to Hillel of San Diego’s request to build a religious, intellectual and spiritual center on land it owns near the UCSD campus: “No,” “no” and “no.” There were three interrelated questions before the La Jolla Community Planning Association on Thursday evening, June
La Jolla Community Planning Association to Hillel: “No! No! No!” Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –City Councilwoman Marti Emerald, as a result of her decisive victory with over 72 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election, is in an enviable position. She doesn’t have to worry about a runoff–she won outright. She doesn’t have to wait until December to assume office–she’s already there. It’s
Re-elected Emerald pledges help for newcomers Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO— Recently Jewish Family Service of San Diego County issued a press release announcing that for the fifth year in a row, it has received a four-star rating from the Charity Navigator organization, which is based in Glen Rock, New Jersey. So what does that mean, exactly? Sandra Miniutti, vice
Charity Navigator, Meeting Mitt and Balloon Nachas Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Congressman Bob Filner (D-San Diego) won a spot in the November runoff election for mayor of San Diego by gaining 30.11 percent of the votes cast in Tuesday’s election, two percentage points behind the frontrunner, City Councilman Carl Demaio. If elected in November, Filner would be the second member
How did Jewish candidates fare on San Diego ballots? Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Unified School District board voted unanimously Tuesday, June 5, to congratulate five USD students and their professor for a volunteer program to teach the German language to elementary school students who are part of a sister-school program inspired by San Diego’s pioneer Jewish settler
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The Jewish Community Foundation seeks three young leaders who can inspire other high school students in San Diego County to regularly engage in philanthropy and volunteerism. To find them, JCF is sponsoring a competition, with a deadline of Sept. 30 for entries, to pick suitable candidates for the
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The current issue of Western States Jewish History is devoted to the Jews of neighboring Orange County. One very familiar San Diego name is included, that of Dr. Abraham Nasatir, (1904-1991), who grew up in Santa Ana and learned Torah from his father, Morris, long before settling here
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By Donald H. Harrison DEL MAR, California — As a group of us walked into the press party Friday evening, June 1, at the San Diego County Fair, we were confronted by the old and the new. The old, in the sense of what expects to see at county fairs, was represented by a
The fair, politics, a Thai-Mandarin restaurant and the U-T Read More »
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