SAN DIEGO — On behalf of the writers and photographers of San Diego Jewish World, my wife and co-publisher, Nancy Harrison, and I would like to extend to our readers our warmest wishes for a healthy, safe, prosperous, and joyous New Year.
Although we Jews have our differences with one another — be it over matters of domestic politics, or international policy — in the final analysis, we all are one big family, and owe to each other respect, courtesy, and cordiality. For those who have strongly disagreed with any of the articles that have run on San Diego Jewish World, we say your opinion also matters to us, and we’d like to hear from you. For those of you who would like San Diego Jewish World to further broaden our content, we say let’s hear from you. Your ideas are important to us.
Nancy and I would like to acknowledge the wonderful contributions we have received this past year in the form of stories from our writers, pictures from our photographers, and graphics from our artists — such as the shofar and pomegranate branch above depicted by Eric George Tauber, who continues to write stories on the arts for us even after moving back to his hometown of Cincinnati from San Diego. Eric has his own line of greeting cards including Jewish holidays which can be ordered online. Go to www.smilewhenyousay.com.
We also would like to thank our advertisers, sponsors, and other financial contributors who enable us to replace worn-out computer equipment, preserve our online domain names, and pay for computer software so necessary in the production of a daily news site, among other expenses. The fact that you are willing to contribute to us — even though such contributions are not tax deductible — says a lot about your commitment to independent Jewish journalism. If we had become a non-profit organization, like so many Jewish organizations are, we would not be able to endorse candidates for election, and thereby yet another Jewish voice would have been muted. As it is, we can–and expect to–make endorsements in national, state, and local contests. Please look for our endorsements in October.
In the tradition of the High Holy Days, if Nancy or I have inadvertently offended any of you, or caused you pain, we offer our sincere apologies.
With sincerity, we bid all of you L’shana tova!
—Donald H. Harrison, editor