Donald H Harrison
Harrison is editor of San Diego Jewish World. He may be contacted via donald.harrison@sdjewishworld.com
A Jewish Tale Woven Through Napoleon’s Campaign in Egypt and Eretz Israel
Napoleon’s Mirage by Michelle Cameron; Berkeley, California: She Writes Press; © 2024; ISBN 9781647-426200; 256 pages; $17.99; publication date: November 12, 2024.
This Jewish love story is woven into an account of Napoleon’s unsuccessful war in...
‘Mufti’ Will Satisfy Neither Historians nor Graphic Arts Fans
Mufti: The True Story of the Man who Collaborated with Hitler and the Nazis to Create the Evil Legacy of Modern Jihad by John Hawkins; independently published; © 2024; ISBN 9798339-692140; 143 pages; $29.99 on...
Two children’s books for Jewish holidays
Author Sandra Feder notes that Judaism acknowledges a duality in life: with the bitter often will come the sweet, and vice versa. “Sweet wine or grape juice is used to welcome Shabbat on Friday...
The Philanthropy of Ernest and Evelyn Rady
Editor’s Note: This is the 10th chapter in Volume 3 of Editor Emeritus Donald H. Harrison’s 2022 trilogy, “Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5.” All three books as well as others written by Harrison may...
Terry Wunder: Rejoicing in a Jewish Identity
Editor’s Note: This is the 8th chapter in Volume 3 of Editor Emeritus Donald H. Harrison’s 2022 trilogy, “Schlepping and Schmoozing Along the Interstate 5.” All three books as well as others written by Harrison...
Supernatural Tales Embody Wishes of Holocaust Rescue
Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust by Neal Shusterman with illustrations by Andrés Vera Martínez; New York: Graphix imprint of Scholastic Inc; © 2023; ISBN 9780545-313483; 245 pages plus after-words by author...
A memoir of overcoming racism
The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl by Marra B. Gad; 2019, Bolden, An Agate Imprint; ISBN 9781572-842755; 233 pages; $17
At the age of three days, Marra B. Gad was adopted...
David Ellenstein Followed His Actor Father Into Show Business
David Ellenstein’s grandfather, Meyer Ellenstein, was a two-term mayor of Newark, New Jersey. David’s father, Robert Ellenstein, was an actor who appeared in television, movies and stage productions. Politics and acting were in David’s...
History of Conflict with Israel Tilts Toward the Palestinians
Although this book claims to be an objective history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it clearly is a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel narrative.
The author, Michael Scott-Baumann, a resident of Cheltenham, England, had volunteered for a group calling...
Couple’s Post-Holocaust Reunification Story Has Emotional Impact
In Kaunas, Lithuania, a city also known as Kovno, David and Dora Ruskin married in 1938. They had a daughter, Rose Miriam, in 1939, and came under Nazi German occupation in 1941. After three...