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 SAN DIEGO –Scientists at the Sde Boker campus of Ben Gurion University of the Negev are making strides in their quest to make the world’s deserts more productive by increasing their yields of energy, food and water, Pedro Berliner, director of the Blaustein Institute for Desert Research told about 50 people Tuesday […]
Can the desert be made to yield more water, food and energy? Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — It is almost becoming a genre in itself. Instead of journeying through space, the final frontier, in a quest for exploration, people intimately associated with Star Trek explore the various permutations of the old television series in a quest for self-exploration. We recently had Captains, in which William
Of Guns, Revenge and Hope by D. Lawrence-Young, Gefen Publishing House, 289 pages, ISBN 9789652295330, price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Although he was killed before I was born, when I first started practicing journalism 50 years ago, I found my hero. His name was Ernie Pyle. He was a war correspondent during
Novel’s focus on foot soldier like Pyle’s reportage Read More »
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Nimpentoad by Henry, Josh and Harrison Herz, with illustrations by Sean Eddingfield and Bill Maus, 20 pages, ISBN 9781466463042, price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — A tribe of Niblings must navigate its way through 15 miles of forest infested with monsters of various sorts who have one thing especially in common.
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Inside Hana’s Suitcase directed by Larry Weinstein, Menemsha Films, 90 minutes, DVD on sale Dec. 6. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–The world might not know the name Hana Brady except for the fact that a replica of the suitcase which the 13-year-old girl carried on the train from the Theresienstadt concentration camp to Auschwitz
‘Inside Hana’s Suitcase’ unites children around the world Read More »
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Why be Jewish? by Doron Kornbluth, Mosaica Press, 2011, ISBN 0-9814974-7-0; 312 pages, price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–As a reader I found myself reacting both negatively and positively to this book. Why negatively? Because after reading the first paragraph of the acknowledgements, I knew that much of what I would read
Why tell made-up stories about being Jewish? Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Many of us have seen the previews– or in some cases the actual television episodes — of The Biggest Loser in which very heavy people, through diet and exercise, compete to shed the most weight. The TV show–complete with tears and hugs of those who have transformed their
Comedy explores serious subject of body image Read More »
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Flags over the Warsaw Ghetto: The Untold Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Moshe Arens, Geffen Publishing House, 406 pages including index and appendices, ISBN 9652295279978, price not listed. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Given Moshe Arens’ credentials as a serious student of world affairs, who had served both as defense minister and as
Has history been fair to ALL the Warsaw Ghetto defenders? Read More »
Donald H. HarrisonTeenagers Educated The Village Way by Chaim Peri, The World: The Values Network, 2011, ISBN 978-257-06206-5, 217 pages, $18. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In challenging numerous orthodoxies, this book is likely to make readers think and educators and psychologists re-think. Peri, longtime headmaster of the Yemin Orde school and youth village on
It takes a village? Book tells Israeli village’s methods for helping troubled teens Read More »
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By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California — I’d have expected my grandson Shor to relate most closely to either the characters of Peter Van Daan (Mitchell Pfitzmeier), Anne Frank (Lucia Vecchio), or Margot Frank (Rachel Throesch) as he watched the play, The Diary of Anne Frank at the Onstage Playhouse because Shor
For another generation learning Anne Frank’s story, Otto inspires admiration Read More »
Carol Davis, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & BroadcastGallahad’s Quest by Dixon Arnett, Xlibris, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4653-5707-6, 342 pages, Price Unlisted. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Gallahad’s Quest is a political thriller without sex, without domestic violence, without dramatic surprises. It’s a thriller without thrills. Yet there is a point. If you happen to be a wonk who loves the political process — or
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Anyone who has ever confused “Veterans Day” with “Memorial Day” can understand how it might have happened. The plaque to be dedicated on Nov. 11–Veterans Day–came back with an inscription saying it was dedicated Memorial Day. But, no real harm done– Given that the permanent monument for the
JWV dedicates a temporary plaque at Miramar National Cemetery Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Israel Inside: How a Small Nation Makes a Big Difference, a documentary that will premiere Nov. 29 on a Florida public broadcasting station, is being submitted to various outlets, including KPBS here in San Diego, for possible airing in March. The concept behind it, according to producer Raphael Shore, is
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — In an accompanying column, Rabbi Ben Kamin tells of the deaths of 61 homeless people on the streets of San Diego. He says “something has to be done” and he is right. I’d like to offer a proposal for consideration, but first let me offer some background. Recently,
Should there be homeless villages on college campuses? Read More »
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