Donald H. Harrison

(Column 12, January 24, 2011) *  Compiled by Donald H. Harrison   _______________________ Jewish organizations ________________________ Robert Zweiman, past national commander of the Jewish War Veterans, had an article in the January 20 issue of The Forward explaining his organization’s lawsuit against the Christian cross atop Mount Soledad.  http://www.forward.com/articles/134845/ * The Anti-Defamation League’s multi-media Holocaust […]

(Column 10, January 17, 2011) __________ News topics _________ Rethinking American Jewish Education * San Diego Israel Coalition is actively promoting the appearance at Congregation Beth El of Rabbi Daniel Gordis, who will be delivering three lectures Feb. 11-12 as the Scholar in Residence.  On Friday evening following Shabbat Services, Gordis, senior vice president of

  (Column 8, January 11, 2011)    By Donald H. Harrison   San Diego and Israel Boris Goldenberg, 20, grew up in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with his mother and grandmother, knowing very little about his Jewish background.  However, at the age of 17, he started studying Hebrew at a local Jewish community center.  That led to

(Column 6, January 8, 2011) By Donald H. Harrison The Education Beat   * Send your kid to preschool and he or she is less likely to become a criminal.  So said  District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Republican State Sen. Mark Wyland on a tour of the David & Jillian Gilmour Early Education Campus.  According