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 17% Of Trump Backers Think Neo-Nazi Views Are ‘Acceptable’
After President Trump blamed “both sides” neo-Nazi violence in Charlottesville, more than one in six of his supporters told pollsters that having white supremacist views is “acceptable.” According to the ABC News/Washington Post survey, a full 17% of Trump voters characterized neo-Nazi and white supremacist views as “acceptable” – compared to a still-shocking 9% of…
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Fast Forward Trump Looks At Eclipse — Even After Ivanka Warned Him Not To
It was another epic fail in Ivanka Trump’s efforts to influence the president. Her father peeked at Monday’s solar eclipse, even after she tweeted a warning about not looking at the sun. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump were caught by the press looking at the solar eclipse from the White House’s Truman Balcony….
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Fast Forward B&H Photo Settles Sex, Race Discrimination Suit For $3.2M
B&H Photo Video, the Jewish-owned Manhattan electronics retail giant, is settling a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by workers at its Brooklyn warehouse for $3.2 million. “We are pleased that B&H entered into this agreement, and has committed to ensuring that their workers will receive equitable wages and opportunities, and enjoy a workplace that…
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Fast Forward Charlottesville White Supremacist Was Once A Lefty — Who Dumped Jewish Girlfriend
Jason Kessler, one of the organizers of the “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, was once a liberal activist and once dumped his girlfriend who is of Jewish descent. But he didn’t break up with Laura Kleiner because she was Jewish or liberal — quite the contrary. “He broke up with me, and…
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Fast Forward Why Gary Cohn Could Spark Stock Market Panic If He Quits Trump Cabinet
President Trump’s comments on Charlottesville were said to have left Gary Cohn in high dudgeon, with speculation running rampant that the economic adviser could resign from his administration post. That prospect apparently worries the markets, according to some high financiers. Cohn is “the security blanket for Wall Street… the alpha adult in the room,” said…
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Fast Forward Magen David Adom Group Cancels Benefit At Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Following President Trump’s remarks this week on Charlottesville, three charities are canceling benefits at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort, including Israel’s emergency medical service, Magen David Adom. “After considerable deliberation, AFMDA – an apolitical and humanitarian aid organization will not hold its 2018 Palm Beach Celebration of Life Gala at Mar-a-Lago,” wrote the American support arm…
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Fast Forward Bannon: Trump’s Charlottesville Remarks A Defeat For ‘Globalists’
While some of the president’s closest advisers were disgusted with his comments this week on Charlottesville, chief strategist Steve Bannon was thrilled, according to friends and associates who spoke to him afterward. “Steve was proud of how [Trump] stood up to the braying mob of reporters,” one person who spoke to Bannon told the Axios…
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News Queens Museum Nixes – And Then Reinstates – Israeli Event
The Queens Museum canceled and then re-instated a celebration organized by Israel’s mission to the United Nations amid a passionate discussion about the boycotts, divestment and sanctions movement. The museum decided in the end to hold the event – intended to mark the 70th anniversary of the U.N. resolution that led to the creation of…
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