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.
Max, the founder of the chain, is ruthless in his business practices and is such an egotist that he will stop at nothing to win plaudits and attention for himself, even if it is at the expense of his wife and two sons. [Donald H. Harrison]
Ruthless Businessman’s Ego Destructive of His Family Read More »
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So, it was off to the San Diego SEAL tour on Thursday and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park on Friday to engage in what Old Town Trolley Tours’ parent company, Historic Tours of America, calls “edu-tainment,” which refers to educating people while entertaining them. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘Edu-tainment’ on ‘Seal Tour’ and at San Diego Zoo Safari Read More »
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Mazal tov to Alyssa Sepinwall, who by a process of nominations by students, has been honored as the best professor in the California State University System. She was lauded for engaging students in discussions rather than simply lecturing to them from behind a lectern. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’shalom: Top CSU Professor; Jewish Political Scene; Obituaries Read More »
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When South African-born civil engineer Brian Marcus relocated from his first American home in Dallas to La Jolla, it was just in time to volunteer his help for three major projects for Congregation Adat Yeshurun. First came the building of the sanctuary and campus of the Orthodox congregation. Next came the completion of a mikvah on the property. And third came the most complicated task of all: erecting an eruv. [Donald H. Harrison]
Adat Yeshurun’s Eruv Prompted Stiff Opposition From La Jolla Organizations Read More »
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In an OpEd that was released over Cable News Service, U.S. President Joe Biden described the Passover seder as a “cautionary tale of the present and our future as a democracy.” He said that the Haggadah tells of “how evil in every generation has tried to destroy” Jews and warned that antisemitism is “rising to record levels today.” [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Biden’s Pesach Greetings, Passover and Jewish Political News Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA, VideosWhatever side you may take in the court case in which former President Donald Trump was arraigned on Tuesday, April 4, in Manhattan criminal court, there is a member of the Jewish community who is formally on that side. [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Community Members on Opposing Sides of Trump Indictment Read More »
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In this novel written for students in 4th through 8th grades, 12-year-old Shai has just moved with her mother, father, and little sister from Israel to San Diego County and she’s not at all happy about having left her relatives and friends. [Donald H. Harrison]
Novel Describes an Israeli Girl’s Adjustment to San Diego County Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. HarrisonWith former President Donald Trump expected to be arraigned in Manhattan on Tuesday, there is much to report. But let’s not lose sight of other news that also is occurring both in the political world and among Jewish celebrities. [Donald H. Harrison]
B’Shalom: Roundup of Jewish Political and Entertainment News Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USAI’ve watched CNN commentator Van Jones many times on television. Now I’ve learned more about him from watching The First Step, a 90-minute documentary about the role he played in lobbying for prison reform. He suffered severe criticism from the right and from the left, but he stuck to it, engaged his critics in dialogue, and in 2018 helped to cobble together a coalition that passed HR 5682 by a vote of 355-58 in the U.S. House of Representatives and 87-12 in the U.S. Senate. [Donald H. Harrison]
‘The First Step’ Tells How Prison and Sentencing Reform Were Won Read More »
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Chances are the students who receive the scholarships know only a little about their benefactor, the late Congressman Benjamin A. Gilman, a Republican from New York and a member of the Jewish community. Towards the end of his congressional career, he urged his colleagues “to defray eligible study- or intern-abroad costs,” according to the website of the Gilman International Scholarship Program. “These costs include program tuition, room and board, books, local transportation, insurance, international airfare, passport and visa fees.” [Donald H. Harrison]
Jewish Congressman Benjamin Gilman Fostered Study Abroad Programs Read More »
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When former U.S. President Donald Trump denounced Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney who has been conducting a grand jury inquiry into a “hush money” payment from Trump to porn star Stormy Daniels, he called Bragg a “Soros backed animal who doesn’t care about right or wrong no matter how many people are hurt.” [Donald H. Harrison]
In a March 29 interview, Black expressed the conviction that the 18 cities and the county government have the staff and the wherewithal to solve the homeless problem in the greater San Diego region, but lack the will, vision, and organization. [Donald H. Harrison]
Laurie Black Advocates for Unified Approach to Homelessness Read More »
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Teralta Neighborhood Park is remarkable in several ways: 1) It is built right over the Interstate 15 freeway between Orange and Polk Avenues in the City Heights neighborhood. 2) It now boasts a 270-foot long, 7 ½-foot high mural titled “Unity in the Community,” which features faces, activities, and landmarks of the diverse City Heights neighborhood. 3) It serves a largely immigrant community in which at least 30 languages are spoken, with four major language groups—English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Somali—incorporated into the mural. [Donald H. Harrison]
Teralta Neighborhood Park Praises ‘Unity in the Community’ Read More »
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Avi Miller, a Baltimore native who investigated other parts of the USA before deciding to move more than a year ago to San Diego, was the clever communicator for Team Israel on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook during the recent World Baseball Classic. [Donald H. Harrison]
San Diegan Is Social Media Voice of Baseball’s Team Israel Read More »
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