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.
Editor’s note: Anachnu, which means “we” in Hebrew, is a new column by San Diego Jewish World editor Donald H. Harrison, in which he will tell about the Jews he meets–those who are famous, and those who are not. All of them have interesting and worthwhile stories. A doctor who campaigned against cigarette smoking By Donald H. Harrison […]
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-39th in a Series– Exit 12, Fletcher Parkway/ Baltimore Drive, La Mesa ~ Costco By Donald H. Harrison LA MESA, California — As Costcos go, the wholesale warehouse at 8125 Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa is not much different from other Costco warehouses in the United States and around the world. However, by stopping here for
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Karen Levine, Hana’s Suitcase: The Quest to Solve a Holocaust Mystery; © 20r Te02, 2012; Random House Children’s Books; ISBN 978-1-101-93349-7; 135 pages, $9.99. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Perhaps because I’m in the process of researching a local biography, I’m all the more impressed by the resourcefulness and stick-to-it-iveness of Fumiko Ishioka,
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-38th in a series– Exit 11, 70th Street, San Diego ~ Former Congregation Beth Tefilah By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Today the structure at 69th and Mohawk Streets houses the Skyline Fellowship Korean Church but when it was constructed in 1971 it was the home of Congregation Beth Tefilah (House of Prayer), a Conservative
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, Travel and FoodI Don’t Know What to Believe: Making Spiritual Peace With Your Religion by Rabbi Ben Kamin; Central Recovery Press, © 2016; ISBN 878-1-942094-04-3; 224 pages; $16.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Rabbi Kamin’s columns appear regularly on San Diego Jewish World. In fairness to those reading this review, it should be noted that we
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish ReligionSan Diego Jewish World thanks and acknowledges the wonderful contributions of the following writers whose works appeared on our pages in December, 2015: Stephen Baird Kenneth Bandler Laurie Baron Michal Beruven Dan Bloom Shoshana Bryen Richard L. Cravatts Jonathan Greenblatt Toby Klein Greenwald Ryan M. Greiss Donald H. Harrison Natasha Josefowitz Rabbi Ben Kamin Morton
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Barry Shaw, Donald H. Harrison, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Eileen Wingard, Eric George Tauber, Eva Trieger, Ira Sharkansky, Lawrence Baron, Mark D. Zimmerman, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Mimi Pollack, Natasha Josefowitz, San Diego County, Sheryl Rowling, Shoshana Bryen, Steve Kramer
–37th in a series — Exit 11: Lake Murray/ 70th Street Exit, San Diego/ La Mesa, California ~ D.Z. Akin’s Deli By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Thanks to a chopped liver recipe and some bold flirting, San Diego has in D.Z. Akin’s one of the county’s most popular Jewish delis. Created in 1980 by Zvika
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Love in a World of Sorrow by Fanya Gottesfeld Heller, Gefen Publishing House © 2015, ISBN 9780965-229-839-3l 252 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –There are many authors like Fanya Gottesfeld Heller who tell their survival stories from the Holocaust at school assemblies and other forums. In San Diego County, the names of Gussie
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-36th in a Series — Exit 11: Lake Murray/ 70th Street, San Diego ~ San Diego Institute for Sexual Medicine By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—One might wonder what led to Dr. Irwin Goldstein becoming the head of what is believed to be the first, and perhaps only, hospital-accredited sexual medicine practice in the United States.
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Scattered Among the Nations by Bryan Schwartz, Joy Sand and Sandy Carter; Weldon Owen publisher, Visual Anthropology Press, 251 pages, cover price $60. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –I’m going to rearrange the sequence of Bryan Schwartz’s narrative and photography book so that we can always travel toward the east, almost around the world,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion
-35th in a series- Exit 11, Lake Murray Blvd, San Diego ~ Lake Murray By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– In 1916, engineer James Murray came to San Diego from Montana to build a bigger reservoir than the one that had been created in 1895 when a small earthen dam had been constructed on a
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN FRANCISCO — When I visit science museums, I have come to expect to see interesting optical illusions such as a picture that looks like Marilyn Monroe when viewed from one vantage point, but becomes Albert Einstein when seen from another perspective. I enjoy watching educational games such as the one my
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By Donald H. Harrison OAKLAND, California – Generally when we think of the Bible and the heavens, we think of Genesis 1 which describes how God created the universe. However, here in Oakland, Genesis 29 also comes to mind. That is because the names of the two refractor telescopes at the Chabot Space and Science
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-34th in a series- Exit 10, College Avenue, San Diego ~ Beth Jacob Congregation By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Approaching Beth Jacob Congregation, the first thing most people notice is the unusual protrusion from the red roof. No matter what might have been intended by the architect, Synagogue Administrator Rand Levin says the story is told
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