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 Why Does British Video Depict Internet Troll Wearing Kippah?
An anti-trolling video put out by a British Labour Party politician drew criticism from many in the Jewish community after it featured a still of a Jewish internet troll wearing a yarmulke. Produced by the YouTube site DoubleDownNews, and featuring Labour front-bencher Angela Rayner, the video displays a clip from the comedy show “South Park,”…
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Fast Forward Ben Shapiro Will Testify On Campus Free Speech To Congress
When Ben Shapiro gives a speech on a college campus, the right-wing pundit is often met with a hostile reception – demonstrations and disruptions. He’s griped about it before, and later this month, he will fill in some members of Congress on a topic dear to the heart of many conservatives: free speech at universities….
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Fast Forward Schumer Calls For Bipartisan Effort After Trumpcare Failure — But No Sign Of Cooperation From GOP
After two Republican senators effectively crushed the current version of Obamacare repeal, Senator Chuck Schumer called on Democrats and Republicans to work on fixes to the current system, rather than attempting a wholesale change of the current regime. “This second failure of Trumpcare is proof positive that the core of this bill is unworkable,” the…
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Fast Forward AIPAC Stays Silent On Trump’s Opposition To Israel Missile Defense Aid Boost
When President Obama threatened to veto extra monies for Israel’s missile defense system, the AIPAC lobby spoke up and denounced the move as a threat to the Jewish state’s security. Now, with the Trump White House opposing the same funding, the powerful organization has been silent. Last year, the Obama administration threatened to veto a…
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Fast Forward Phyllis Binik-Thomas Dies At 63 — Weeks After Ordination As Jewish Storyteller
Three weeks after she was ordained as a Jewish storyteller in a living room ceremony, Phyllis Binik-Thomas has died at the age of 63. Binik-Thomas, who was profiledin the Forward, had completed three years of coursework to become a maggid before she was diagnosed with a fast-moving form of cancer. She passed away on July…
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Fast Forward The Goldman Sachs Honcho Who Moonlights As Hip D.J.
David Solomon works by day (and probably later, because it’s finance) a buttoned-up exec – as the co-president of Goldman Sachs. But when the sun goes down, Solomon side-hustles as a D.J., pumping electronic dance music in New York, Miami and the Bahamas under his moniker “D-Sol.” “David’s always believed that having a wide range…
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Fast Forward Conspiracy Theorists Claim Russian Lawyer Who Met With Donald Trump Jr. Is Part Of Liberal Plot
Right-wing conspiracy theorists are claiming that the Russian attorney who met with Donald Trump Jr. was actually a left-wing saboteur. The conspiracy rumblings started on Tuesday, after a reporter from the Washington Post tweeted a photo showing Natalia Veselnitskaya at a House committee hearing that featured President Obama’s ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul. McFaul said…
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Fast Forward Fieldston Principal Ousted Amid Controversy Over Race And Jews
The Ethical Cultural Fieldston School is embroiled in a furor after the departure of the principal of one of its elementary schools, which comes following accusations he made that the school’s headmaster made insensitive remarks about Jews and “Zionists.” Jessica Bagby, the leader of Fieldston, announced the retirement in early June of George Burns, the…
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