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Writings about Nancy Harrison

-1987-
June 25, 1987--
"Rejoicing Together (Photo Caption): Rehearsing for the adult B'nai Mitzvah ceremony scheduled for June 19 at Tifereth Israel Synagogue are (top row, l-r) Monique Faison Torres, Bonnie Robins, Nancy Harrison, Donald Harrison, Rochelle Braunstein, Etta Lieberman aand Paula Mantell.  Bottom row (l-r) Rose Kampner, Carolyn Bloom, Ethel Rubin, Cantor Josepth Lutman, Rabbi Aaron Go0d, Ina Luck and Jane Metzger.

-1988-
March 3, 1988—"Bar Mitzvahs: David Harrison," San Diego Jewish Times, p. 8: David Harrison, son of Donald and Nancy Harrison, will become Bar Mitzvah March 19 at Tifreth Israel Synagogue. Rabbi Aaron Gold and Cantor Joseph Lutman will officiate. David will lead Saturday morning services, chant the Torah portion, Haftarah and musaf.  David placed first in the fifth-grade "Quiz-the-Whiz" division of the all-San Diego County math competition, and recently won a family trip to Hawaii as a contestant on the television game show, Card Sharks. An honors student in Gompers Secondary School seminiar program, David is a representative-at-large for the seventh grade, and recently placed first form Gompers in a nationwide algebra competeny test. He is also a member of the school's Science Olympiad Team. Among relatives who will be participating in the services are maternal grandparents Sam and Sydel Zeiden of West Los Angeles; honorary paternal grandfather Harry Walters of La Mesa and uncles Carl Zeiden of Cerritos and Bill Harrison of Long Beach. Great aunts and uncles and other family members from florida, Illinois and Kentucky will be flying to California to share the simcha.

-1997-
August 8, 1997
Donald H. Harrison, "A Shabbaton in Beijing," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

-1998-
March 20, 1998
"Purim clown inflates spirits of Israeli kids: 'Sandi' from San Diego has a ballooning show career," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage.

March 20, 1998—Donald H. Harrison, "A Job well done: City in Oman is linked to stories in three scriptures," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

April 3, 1998—Donald H. Harrison, "
The Fourth Faith: Who are the Baha'i's and why did they put their sacred shrine in Haifa?" San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

April 10, 1998Donald H. Harrison, "Stars of 'Love Boat's' twin have strong connections to Israel," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

July 3, 1998—Donald H. Harrison, "Return to glory: Jewish duo resurrects historic restaurant in Budapest," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

August 20, 1998—Donald H. Harrison, "Two super salesmen of Toronto," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

August 27, 1998Donald H. Harrison, "Jewish culture's on parade in Toronto," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

November 27, 1998Donald H. Harrison, "From San Diego to Israel: Kids exchange art and compassion," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

December 11, 1998Donald H. Harrison, "In Ibim, San Diegans help fulfill Ben-Gurion's Negev dream," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

December 25, 1998—Donald H. Harrison, "
Wall in the family: Religious controversies come to life for San Diegans in Israel," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage


-1999-
January 8, 1999
Donald H. Harrison, "Fighting the Philistines: Settlers of Ma’ale Michmash feel at home on a biblical (and modern) battleground," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

March 12, 1999Donald H. Harrison, "Locks and Bagels: No people have been more caught up in the romances and tragedies of the Panama Canal than the Jews," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

March 26, 1999—Donald H. Harrison, "Panamanian businessman can't say "no" to a good Jewish cause," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

May 7, 1999—Donald H. Harrison, "Hecht Synagogue: A fortress of faith overlooks Jerusalem," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

July 2, 1999Donald H. Harrison, "Dr. Peres impresses San Diegans with his animal magnetism," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

October 22, 1999Donald H. Harrison, "
Judah in Bermuda: Resort island's tiny Jewish community struggles to build Yiddishkeit in paradise," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage 

December 10, 1999Donald H. Harrison, "Biblical Walk: Rock formations at Mission Trails Park inspire imaginative hikers," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

December 10, 1999Donald H. Harrison, "How Jewish staffers on the Nordic Empress decided that the sailing life was for them," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage


-2001-
February 23, 2001
Donald H. Harrison, "A cruise odyssey in three worlds: Heading for the Amazon aboard the MV Olympic Voyager," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

March 16, 2001Donald H. Harrison, "Jews are accepted in Puerto Rico but mainland Americans are resented," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

April 27, 2001
Donald H. Harrison, "Frontier Novel Helps Ease the Way for Grandpa to Be," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

May 4, 2001—Donald H. Harrison, "From Devil's Island to Zion: Tropical prison of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus is an important landmark in Jewish history." San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

June 22, 2001
Donald H. Harrison, "Rabbi Aaron S. Gold: Final Moments With A Friend," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

July 6, 2001Donald H. Harrison, "Confessions of a male congressional spouse." San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

December 21, 2001Donald H. Harrison, "A Fein effort for literacy," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage


-2002-
August 23, 2002
Donald H. Harrison, "Shor's Surprise," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage.

November 29, 2002Donald H. Harrison, "Jewry and Jewelry Sparkle in Cozumel," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage


-2003-
January 10, 2003—Donald H. Harrison, "From bar mitzvah dad to publisher," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

January 17, 2003
Donald H. Harrison, "Elephants in the Garden," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

January 24, 2003Donald H. Harrison, Tifereth Israel's 'Grandparents Shabbat' honors patriarchs and matriarchs of today," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage
 

May 9, 2003
Donald H. Harrison, "Mothers I Knew," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

August 29, 2003—Daniel J. Brin, "Cultures intermingle in Jewish-Taiwanese wedding," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

October 17, 2003—"Goodbye, Nana," San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage

-2004-
November 28, 2004
Donald H. Harrison, "Chai times with Chai (tea)," jewishsightseeing.com

December 10, 2004
Donald H. Harrison, "How to reach unaffiliated Jews: remember market segmentation," jewishsightseeing.com

-2005-
December 9, 2005—Tifereth Israel Synagogue, "Yahrzeits," Shabbat Shalom announcement sheet for Dec. 9-10, 2005, services, page 4: Yahrzeits—... Fannie Fischer, beloved grandmother of Nancy Harrison....

December 14, 2005—Nancy Harrison is honored by son and daughter in law David and Hui-Wen Harrison on the website of the Louis Rose Society for the Preservation of Jewish History.

2005-12-21-Projecting the Holocaust into the Present, reviewed by Donald H. Harrison

-2006-

2006-01-06Donald H. Harrison, "It feels as if Arik Sharon lives next door in San Diego," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-01-08
—Donald H. Harrison, "Danes and Muslims," jewishsightseeing.com

January 12, 2006
Josh Board, "The Crasher: Ms. Simon's Century," San Diego Reader, in which he mentions a conversation with Nancy.

January 13, 2006—Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Shabbat Shalom, (weekly announcements), page 1: Friday, January 13—Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:15 p.m. Jerry and Raphael Levens will present "The Life and Times of Rabbi Monroe Levens" as part of our Centennial celebration. The extended oneg following the service has been provided by Sisterhood....Shabbat Greeters—Friday, Nancy and Don Harrison...

January 29, 2006Donald H. Harrison, "Batman and Noah's Ark," jewishsightseeing.com

February 2006—"February Anniversaries," The Shofar (monthly newsletter of Tifereth Israel Synagogue), page 10:  Altara & Louis Baker, Lesllie & Jacob Bercovitz, Joanne & Harry Ellison, Nancy & Donald Harrison, Roxanne & Norman Katz, Lydia & Ronald Krasner, Heather & Lee Maio, Mira & Benjamin Pessah, Judy & Mark Stern.

2006-03-03—Donald H. Harrison, "Curious George object of our curiosity in Tempe, Ariz," jewishsightseeing.com. 

2006-03-26—Donald H. Harrison, "Jewish fundraiser follows the snowbirds," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-04-03—Donald H. Harrison, "San Diego Symphony program at  Jewish Music Festival draws analogy between Noah's Ark and an orchestra." jewishsightseeing.com

2006-04-22—Donald H. Harrison, "Grandson's railroad adventure began with a Jewish pioneer," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-04-30Donald H. Harrison, "Separating wheat from chaff in Sex, God, Christmas & Jews." jewishsightseeing.com 

2006-05-07—Donald H. Harrison, Israel Festival provided plenty of Israeli and Diaspora experiences," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-05-22Donald H. Harrison, "Austrian Jewish refugee Hilda Pierce's memoirs enfold you into her heart,"  jewishsightseeing.com

2006-06-03Donald H. Harrison, "
Cross-Cultural Experience: Taiwanese tour Temple Solel," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-06-09Donald H. Harrison, "It's only pre-school, but graduation is a big deal!" jewishsightseeing.com

2006-07-11—Donald H. Harrison, "Any hotel that would have Groucho as a guest' prompts other La Valencia stories," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-07-12—Donald H. Harrison, "Like CNN's Larry King and his interviewees, we too learn much from a dad, Sam Zeiden." jewishsightseeing.com

2006-07-14Donald H. Harrison, " I Am My Mother's Daughter urges becoming friends as adults," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-08-10Donald H. Harrison, "Commentary: As Jews, we're quitting the Democratic party in complete disillusionment," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-08-21— Donald H. Harrison, "Rady stresses 'ethics, morals and values' in ceremony for first UCSD Rady School grads," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-08-23Donald H. Harrison, "Hadassah's book on health and wellness deserves commendation and recommendation," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-08-24
Donald H. Harrison, "Zaide the Student: Forty years after receiving a B-A, it's off to SDSU for graduate work," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-08-25—Donald H. Harrison, "Zaide the Student: Sleuthing for answers about the Graduate Bulletin and SDSUcard," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-09-05—Donald H. Harrison, "On DVD: Methods in Inside Man clearly were unethical," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-09-08Donald H. Harrison, "On DVD: RV: Memories of cheap gasoline, and an unforgettable family vacation," jewishsightseeing.com

2006-09-10—Donald H. Harrison, "On DVD: Akeelah and the Bee—Spell it i-n-s-p-i-r-i-n-g," jewishsightseeing.com