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.
Important 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 »
Business & Finance, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Middle East, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
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]
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida) says her former Democratic colleague, now turned Republican, former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, is unfit to serve as President-elect Trump’s National Director of Intelligence because she “is likely a Russian asset.” [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Wasserman Schultz Denounces Gabbard as a ‘Russian Asset’ Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Middle East, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
This biography of novelist Edna Ferber was written by her grandniece Julie Gilbert, who had access to Ferber’s journals, relatives, friends, and co-workers in addition to archival sources. The result is a splendid recounting of the high points in Ferber’s life, with particular emphasis on the research, production and success of “Giant,” both in its novel and movie forms. [Donald H. Harrison]
Getting to Know Edna Ferber by Following Her ‘Giant’ Odyssey Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Theatre, Film & BroadcastU.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs of San Diego and eight other Jewish members of Congress are among 88 Democratic and Independent lawmakers who have signed a letter urging President Joe Biden to sanction two top officials in the Israeli government, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. [Donald H. Harrison]
88 Members of Congress Seek Sanctions Against Smotrich, Ben-Gvir Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Yeh Yeh surprises her with a present: a new mezuzah, explaining that Zayde had told him that would be a good present for her new home. When they all sit down for Shabbat dinner inside the new apartment, Zayde gives Miri another gift: two small guardian lions that she can put on the chest of drawers by her bed. [Donald H. Harrison)
Moving to a New Apartment While Retaining Two Cultures Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors
Leaders of the Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs all came out against Gaetz becoming the leader of the Justice Department which among its other duties prosecutes hate crimes. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Several National Jewish Groups Oppose Matt Gaetz as Attorney General Read More »
Antisemitism, Donald H. Harrison, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA
Two Jewish members of Congress may be in a projected three-way race on Nov. 19 to serve as a leader among Democrats for House members in swing districts. The position is being vacated by Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia), who plans to run in 2025 in Virginia’s gubernatorial race. [Donald H. Harrison]
With partisan emotions not yet having subsided in the United States, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog paid a visit to our nation, demonstrating that both sides in the recent election contest have been friends to Israel. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Jewish Citizen: Herzog Visits Washington in Wake of Trump’s Election Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Staff and Bylined Contributors, USA