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.
By Donald H. Harrison LA JOLLA, California — The official of the Anti-Defamation League whose job in New York is to monitor and combat Islamic extremism in the United States told an audience at Congregation Beth El on Thursday night, Jan. 23, that it is just about impossible to remove all terrorist sites […]
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Tamar Caspi, How to Woo a Jew: The Modern Jewish Guide to Dating and Mating, Seal Press, ©2014, 274 pages, 978-1-58005-500-0; $17. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—This book officially is scheduled for a February publication date, the same month that Nancy and I will celebrate 46 years of marriage, parenthood, and grand-parenthood. So what
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By Donald H. Harrison AGOURA HILLS, California — For many years, Shlomo “Momo” Lifshitz was the travel entrepreneur who tried to greet each one of the 55,000 “Operation Birthright” participants that his company, Oranim, took responsibility for showing around during their 10-day visits to Israel. “Welcome home!” he would enthusiastically say in greeting to each
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Second in a series By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Kevin Faulconer, who grew up in Oxnard, was first exposed to San Diego’s Jewish community while a student at San Diego State University, where he met other students involved with Hillel. Evidently, the interactions were positive. Today he is a supporter, at another campus,
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
First of two parts By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Mayoral candidate and City Councilman Kevin Faulconer says, yes, he is a Republican, but his higher priority is working across party lines for the well-being of the City of San Diego. “I am less concerned about party affiliations,” he said. “I have won two elections
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Donald H. Harrison-Second in a series— By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Before moving from University at Albany (SUNY) to teach at the California School of Professional Psychology in San Diego–an institution which today is part of Alliant International University–Bernardo Ferdman held a joint appointment as a professor in Psychology and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
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-First of two parts– By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–As a Jew who has lived in Argentina, Puerto Rico, and in different states in the mainland United States, Bernardo Ferdman has absorbed portions of numerous cultures and belief systems. Add to that the facts that he also is a professor, psychologist, and family man, among
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Lihi Lapid, Woman of Valor, Geffen Publishing House, (c) 2013, ISBN 9789652296405 , 202 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –This is a combination novel and confession by Lihi Lapid concerning her own married life and that of a fictional domestic princess, both of whom eventually feel overwhelmed by the self-imposed obligations of being
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Ella Verzov and Chana Oirechman, Tamar of Venice (c) 2013, Menucha Publishers, Brooklyn, ISBN 978161465170-3, 54 pages. And, Ella Verzov and Chana Oirechman, Moshe of Japan, (c) 2013, Menucha Publishers, Brooklyn; ISBN 978161465171-0, 50 pages By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Chabad has come up with a charming, multi-purpose idea for a children’s book series. Authors
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–California has a different kind of lottery than the one with numbered ping pong balls which can be watched on television on a regular basis. This one is played without such fanfare by a relatively small percentage of our population — the people who buy licenses to enjoy fishing
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By Donald H. Harrison SANTEE, California — The Hoosier Poet James Whitcomb Riley is credited with the saying, “When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.” However, an informational sign board at Mast Park “rails” against
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Donald H. Harrison, The World We Share, Travel and Food
Mike Sager, High Tolerance, Sager Group, 2013, ISBN 9780988178564, 265 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–If you enjoy puzzles, you may like to ponder the meaning of this novel’s title, “High Tolerance.” Does it refer to the protagonist, Jewish television writer Nathan Sulcov, who is the white partner in a black/white marriage, whose biracial,
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Female (top) and male ducks spotted at Poway Lake on Saturday, Dec. 28 By Donald H. Harrison POWAY, California — On the periphery of a bunch of old coots, I saw a couple keeping more or less to themselves, clearly outsiders. On that Shabbat afternoon, Dec. 28, he wore what looked like a
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, The World We Share, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi
By Donald H. Harrison SANTEE, California –I am still pondering two items that neighbor Bob Lauritzen and I found during a walk around the Santee Lakes. I noticed a card lying face up with Christian iconography on it. The card pictured a man in white robe and green overgarment. He had a halo above his
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