Donald H. Harrison

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — The current issue of Western States Jewish History is devoted to the Jews of neighboring Orange County.  One very familiar San Diego name is included, that of Dr. Abraham Nasatir, (1904-1991), who grew up in Santa Ana and learned Torah from his father, Morris, long before settling here

  By Donald H. Harrison DEL MAR, California — As a group of us walked into the press party Friday evening, June 1, at the San Diego County Fair, we were confronted by the old and the new.  The old, in the sense of what expects to see at county fairs, was represented by a

Whatever is Contained Must Be Released: My Jewish Orthodox Girlhood My Life as a Feminist Artist by Helène Aylon, Feminist Press, New York, 2012, ISBN 978-1-55861768-1, 287 pages, $29.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–The author of Whatever Is Contained Must Be Released is a conceptual artist for whom Torah–and the rejection of some of

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Of the 70 family members and friends who gathered Saturday night, May 26,  at the Crown Plaza Hanalei Hotel to celebrate the 90th birthday of  World War II POW Sy Brenner, three sisters from France had only met the guest of honor the night before, but nevertheless were the

This Is America by Henye Meyer, Israel Bookshp Publications, 2012, ISBN 978-1-60091-196-5; 352 pages; price unlisted. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –In 76 episodes that previously had been serialized in the Orthodox daily newspaper Hamodia, this novel relates the experiences of members of a Ukrainian Jewish family who establish new lives as immigrants on

  By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO– Most of the focus at schools at this time of the year is on the annual rite known as the  graduation ceremony, because, wherever it is held, it typically involves a major portion of the student body in symbolic culmination of an important chapter in their lives. The

  Jacob ‘s Return by Andrew Tertes, Sapphire Ink Press, 2012, ISBN 989-1-938133-00-8; 440 pages, $15.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –This novel’s title announces its outcome: Jacob, the main character, will return.  Ah, but to  what?   The cover photo is of the ocean, presumably off the coast of Hawaii, where tragedy robs Jacob

On Wings of Eagles: The Secret Operation of the Ethiopian Exodus by Micha Feldmann, Gefen Publishing House, ISB N 978-965-229-569-9, 303 pages, price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Author Micah Feldmann as the representative of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) helped many thousands of Jews migrate from Ethiopia to Israel