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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Democratic Congressmen Brad Schneider of Illinois and Jared Moskowitz of Florida are among the sponsors of a bipartisan bill increasing criminal penalties for engaging in murder-for-hire conspiracies and murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, or assault on federal officials, former federal officials, and their families. [Donald H. Harrison]
The body of murder victim Chabad Rabbi Zvi Kogan was recovered Sunday in the United Arab Emirates, and that nation’s Interior Ministry announced the arrest of three suspects, giving no further details. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Chabad Rabbi Slain in the United Arab Emirates Read More »
Business & Finance, California, Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Jewish Religion, Middle East, News Media, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAEleven Jewish members of Congress are among 39 urging “immediate classified briefings” from Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on the implications of Turkey providing a haven for the leaders of Hamas. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: U.S. Congress Members Express Alarm over Turkey Cozying up to Hamas Read More »
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In this novel, which was adopted from author Shorr’s unrealized screenplay, Abe Katz, a civil engineer, was imprisoned after he told New Dominion interrogators that yes, he was a Jew, even though he had stopped practicing Judaism following his bar mitzvah and had adopted the regime’s rigid secularism. [Donald H. Harrison]
Rescuing Judaism in a Post-Apocalyptic World Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Fiction, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsGov. Jared Polis of Colorado says while he disagrees with Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opposition to vaccines–and hopes he will not try to implement any anti-vaccination regulations—he believes Kennedy will look favorably on lowering prescription costs, reducing the use of pesticides, and improve nutrition in the schools. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Some Trump Cabinet Picks Have Democratic Support Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, News Media, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Jewish communal reactions came fast and furious on Thursday to the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on suspicion of war crimes. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant Prompt Strong Reactions Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USALeaders of Za’akah, a New York-based organization fighting sexual abuse in Jewish communities, are working with a pair of San Diego County residents–Alex Kaufman, a Rancho Santa Fe attorney, and Anne Arenson-Winter, a La Jolla psychologist–to organize a local campaign. [Donald H. Harrison]
Campaign Begins in S.D.’s Jewish Community to Generate Awareness of Sex Abuse Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, San Diego County, Shanda File, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USAImportant votes were taken Wednesday in three different settings: The United Nations Security Council, the United States Senate, and the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Pro-Israel Outcomes in the U.N. Security Council, U.S. Senate Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Movie director Salvador Litvak (When Do We Eat?; Guns and Moses) has compiled 162 Jewish jokes. Some are very old. I’m 79 years old, and I can remember my father telling me some of the stories that he heard from his father. Call them classics. But others are fresh–or at least they are to me–and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud (“lol” to social media habitués) and then read them across the breakfast table to my wife, Nancy. [Donald H. Harrison]
Chuckling Over a New Anthology of Jewish Humor Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Trivia, Humor & SatireNearly 100 Democratic members of the House of Representatives have urged the House Ethics Committee, which meets on Wednesday, to publicly release its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz, whom President-elect Trump has nominated for the job of U.S. Attorney General. Prior to Gaetz’s resignation from Congress last week, the committee had been investigating Gaetz for sex and drug offenses, among other allegations. [Donald H. Harrison]
U.S. Senator-elect Adam Schiff (D-California), interviewed by Univision 34’s Oswaldo Borraez, said the Trump campaign’s “demonization of immigrants and migrants” was “loathsome, and I think people voted for him not because of that kind of hate and divisiveness, but despite it, because they wanted to help with the economy.” [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Schiff Denounces ‘Demonization of Immigrants’ Read More »
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Israeli-American actress, producer, author and social media influencer Noa Tishby told over 750 StandWithUs supporters on Sunday night that the fight against anti-Israel haters is “a marathon not a sprint” but predicted that “at the end of the day we’re going to be okay.” (Donald H. Harrison)
StandWithUs Gala Draws 750+ San Diegans in Support of Israel Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Philanthropy & Volunteerism, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Hawaii’s Democratic Gov. Josh Green, a physician formerly affiliated with the National Health Service Corps, says if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, he will scare people from being vaccinated and many people, as a result, will die. [Donald H. Harrison]
Approximately 550 members and friends of the Jewish community on Saturday evening, Nov. 16, attended a dinner sponsored by the Jewish Federation of San Diego that was dedicated to helping people in southern Israel to rebuild after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre and to providing Holocaust education here in San Diego. [Donald H. Harrison]