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 11-Year-Old Jewish Camper With ‘Bright Smile’ Mourned After Mystery Death
“Daniel’s bright smile brought joy to many,” read the obituary for Daniel “Ae Roo” Beer, an 11-year-old who died Monday at Jewish summer camp and was mourned at a New Jersey funeral Wednesday. “Tennis, swimming, piano, basketball, soccer and of course video games were some of the favorite things Daniel enjoyed,” the obituary continued, touching…
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Fast Forward Jared And Ivanka Jet Into Sun Valley With Children — As Russia Probe Swirls
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump flew off to the Idaho resort of Sun Valley on Wednesday, even as the administration was foundering amid new revelations about ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russia. Trump and Kushner, who took their kids with them, will be meeting with high-powered media execs, who are in town for a…
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Fast Forward Cantors Vie To Create A Military Prayer You Can Hum Along To
A leading group of American cantors is trying to honor American troops in a unique way: challenging its members and other Jewish musicians to come up with the best melody for a prayer for the country’s armed services. This is an initiative of the JWB Jewish Chaplains Council, the American Jewish War Veterans and the…
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News Controversy Swirls Around Jewish Cemetery Fundraising Push Led By Linda Sarsour
Linda Sarsour and a Muslim charity organization have been accused of not handing out funds raised for the repair of a damaged Jewish cemetery — but others defended the charity for doling out funds raised in the heartwarming interfaith effort. Neil Price, the manager of the Golden Hill cemetery near Denver, Colorado, told the Algemeiner…
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Fast Forward Right-Wing Pundit Ben Shapiro Plans Speech At Liberal Berkeley
Ben Shapiro, the conservative pundit and Daily Wire editor, is planning to give a talk at U.C. Berkeley in September, a free-speech test for a campus that has erupted in protest and sometimes violence against events featuring right-wing figures. “I look forward to speaking to students of all viewpoints at Berkeley,” Shapiro said Sin a…
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Fast Forward Did Jared Kushner Help Russian Hacks Spread Fake Campaign News?
The pressure is building on Jared Kushner in the days after revelations that he attended a meeting with an attorney linked to the Russian government. And now he’s apparently under investigation for possible ties to the Kremlin’s fake news campaign against Hillary Clinton. According to McClatchy, an unidentified source close to Russia special counsel Robert…
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Fast Forward Hebrew College President Daniel Lehmann Plans To Step Down
Hebrew College, the non-denominational higher education institute in Massachusetts, has announced that President Daniel Lehmann will soon step down, after leading the organization for the past decade. “I have decided it is the right time, both personally and institutionally for a change,” said Lehmann, in a press release from the college. “Teaching current and future…
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Fast Forward Trump Picks Big-Bucks Donor Lewis Eisenberg As Italy Ambassador
As the State Department struggles to fill a record number of positions, President Trump has selected Lewis Eisenberg, a Republican fundraiser and ex-Goldman Sachs exec, as United States ambassador to Italy. Eisenberg, who lives in Vero Beach, near the president’s Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach, has previously worked as a partner at Goldman Sachs. He…
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