Donald H. Harrison is the editor of the San Diego Jewish World, an online Jewish newspaper and the author of the"The Jewish Citizen" column. This week he interviewed members of the Local Arrangement’s committee for a feature in the Jewish World.

San Diego gears up for Reform Judaism's national convention
 
SAN DIEGO – Improving relations between Jews and the Islamic world will be a front-and-center issue December 12-16 when San Diego plays host to the biennial convention of the Union for Reform Judaism.

The 5-day program, still being finalized, calls for an address by video to some 5,000 delegates of the 900-congregation strong Reform movement by King Abdullah II of Jordan and another address, in person, if approved by her board, by Ingrid Mattson, president of the Islamic Society of North America. 

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