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—While I shudder at the crudity exhibited by some members of the audience during the New York City press conference in which Anthony Weiner announced his resignation on Thursday, June 16, from Congress, there was an element of poetic justice to it. By sending to women lewd photos of himself […]
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–A day after the House of Israel’s grand reopening, board member Arnold Flick opened up the Balboa Park cottage again on Monday, June 13, to permit visiting Israeli veterinarian Yonatan Peres to take a look. Peres, whose father is President Shimon Peres of Israel, expressed pleasure over
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Congressman Brad Sherman has announced from his Washington office that he has introduced legislation that would preclude San Francisco and other municipalities from banning the practice of circumcision within their municipal boundaries. The Jewish Democrat, who represents a portion of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, said in a
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – There are two photos of Jewish members of the U.S. Congress in the news . One we’d like to see a lot more of; the other a lot less. The first, of course, is that of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who has been in physical rehabilitation ever since January
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Editor’s Note This article focusing on Honduras is the fifth in the World-At-Home series, in which we posit that it’s possible to “travel” around the world without leaving San Diego County, through visits to local venues and interviews with San Diegans involved in diverse foreign projects. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – When Tamar
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The House of Israel’s membership on Sunday celebrated the Balboa Park institution’s transformation from what some had called an “embarrassment” to what City Councilman Todd Gloria described as the “best” of the national cottages that comprise the 75-year-old House of Pacific Relations. The House of
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego CountyBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Three family members of different ages and interests decided to tour four art museums in counterclockwise direction in Balboa Park—the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Timken Art Gallery, the San Diego Museum of Art, and the Mingei International Museum. One family member, my grandson, Shor, 10, loves to
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In CJ, the quarterly magazine of Conservative Judaism, two rabbis – Aaron Alexander and Daniel Greyber – have authored an article entitled, “Tefillin On A Plane.” It recalls the time when an Alaska Airlines Flight was boarded by FBI agents in Los Angeles investigating some Orthodox men who
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Ever since 1852, the year Lewis Franklin was appointed foreman of the county Grand Jury and Louis Rose was elected as a member of the city Board of Trustees, Jews have played leadership roles in the affairs of the City of San Diego. So it’s not surprising that
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Sometime before the Bill Clinton impeachment trial, the nation decided that a politician’s sexual conduct—in or out of marriage—wasn’t of our concern. Even the Republicans who were leading the charge to force Clinton out of the White House weren’t saying that it was because he had sex with
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Up in San Francisco, a measure headed for the Nov. 8 ballot asks city voters to ban male circumcision inside the city limits. Some see it as a thinly veiled attack on Jews and our religious beliefs. Others accept take proponents at their word that they are just
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Having read about Palestinian demonstrators’ plans for massing along Syria’s border with Israel, I had a fantasy about what Israel could have done…. Instead of shooting tear gas, rubber bullets and in some cases live ammunition, soldiers in my fantasy would have pulled back the gates and as the Palestinian crowd rushed
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By Norman Greene SAN DIEGO — Ohr Shalom Synagogue, winner of a Save Our Heritage Organization award, held a Dedication event Sunday, June 5, to acknowledge its “Restoration of a Sacred Place Award” and to thank all those responsible for the $4.6 million restoration project. Welcomed by Ohr Shalom’s president Al Shelden, congregants and
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Adventures in SD History, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish HistoryBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Call it Jewish pride, but if I had my druthers, I’d like to see the San Diego mayor’s race come down to a race between two members of our community: District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, a Republican, and Congressman Bob Filner, a Democrat. Now, it’s not that I have
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