Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.
Daniel J. Solomon
By Daniel J. Solomon
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Fast Forward Noose Tightens Around In-Laws With Indictment in Murder of Jewish Professor Dan Markel
A woman who once dated the brother in-law of murdered Florida law professor Dan Markel was indicted on charges of first-degree murder Tuesday in the 2014 slaying, reported the Tallahassee Democrat. Magbanua allegedly acted as the conduit between those who ordered Markel’s killing and those who carried it out in what the state has presented…
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Fast Forward Politico Editor Michael Hirsh Resigns After Threatening White Nationalist on Facebook
A top editor at Politico quit over a social media post in which he suggested attacking white nationalist Richard Spencer — who happens to be his own neighbor. Michael Hirsh, former national editor, spoke about taking baseball bats to Spencer and even posted the ‘alt-right’ figure’s home address on his own street in suburban Washington…
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Slideshows When Haters Draw Their Swastikas Wrong
Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential race has seen a spike in hate crimes and the appearance of swastikas — on synagogues, houses and storefronts — to a degree they haven’t been seen before. There’s not much that’s funny about this. Anti-semitic vandalism has to be taken seriously, and we still live in a time when…
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Israel News Israeli Mohel Tells Student Circumcisers to Practice on African Babies
A veteran mohel is in for some tough questions after an investigation revealed that he ordered his circumcision students to use African children in low-income homes as practice. Rabbi Eliyahu Asulin, a rabbinate-approved mohel with 33 years of experience in the central Israeli city of Hadera, suggested honing their skills on black infants because their…
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The Schmooze Ivanka Trump’s Memoir Reeks of Privilege
Ivanka Trump’s been coming even more into the harsh glare of the spotlight now that her father is headed to the Oval Office. Her personal brand has taken a hit, and now her 2009 memoir “The Trump Card” is attracting negative attention from The New Yorker. Jia Tolentino writes in the magazine that Trump’s attempt…
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Fast Forward Larry King Suspenders Go On Block for Jewish Historical Society Benefit
Ever want a pair of Larry King’s suspenders, that iconic fashion accessory for the long-time CNN talk show host? Well, then, hustle over to the American Jewish Historical Society’s awards dinner this Thursday, where a signed pair will be auctioned off and King will received an award. The benefit, with tickets starting at $1,000, will…
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Fast Forward New York No. 1 Subway Hit With Swastikas and ‘White Power’ Graffiti
The country’s post-election hate crime wave again visited itself upon New York last weekend, after the discovery of swastikas and other white supremacist graffiti on the inside of a subway car in Manhattan, according to a Monday report in DNAInfo. In addition to the swastikas, the scrawlings on the No. 1 train featured the “white…
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News WATCH: Austrian Holocaust Survivor Pleads for Vote Against Far-Right Presidential Candidate
An octogenarian Holocaust survivor made an emotional video plea urging fellow citizens to vote against Norbert Hofer, a far-right candidate in Austria’s presidential election who stands a good chance of winning power this December. “When they made the Jews clean the streets, the people of Vienna stood there, men and women, and said ‘Look at…
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