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 Milo Yiannopoulos Marries Mystery Man In Hawaii
Milo Yiannopoulos, the alt-right provocateur who rode President Trump’s coat-tails to prominence, wed an unidentified man in a Hawaii ceremony over the weekend. A post shared by MILO (@milo.yiannopoulos) on Sep 30, 2017 at 10:40pm PDT Yiannopoulos’ husband was identified only as “John,” in photos posted on social media – which showed the two in…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Writes Anti-Gun Protest Prayer After Las Vegas Shooting
As Americans process the horrific Sunday night shooting in Las Vegas, one rabbi has put pen to paper, writing a protest prayer-poem about gun violence. Titled “Unetaneh Tokef for America,” Rabbi Douglas Sagal’s poem protests the inability of politicians to pass gun control – and links to it a deadly epidemic of a firearms violence….
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Fast Forward Gabby Giffords Calls For Stricter Gun Laws After Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Gabby Giffords, the ex-Arizona congresswoman maimed in a grisly Tucson shooting, pled on Monday for stricter federal gun laws after an armed assault left at least 58 people dead Sunday night in Las Vegas. “The nation’s counting on you,” she said in a press conference in front of the United States Capitol, in brief comments…
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Fast Forward University Of Cape Town Considers Israel Boycott
Palestinian activists are urging South Africa’s University of Cape Town to impose an academic and cultural boycott on Israel – a move now being debated by the school’s Academic Freedom Committee. “The rationale for this call is clear – Palestinian human rights are violated by Israel on a daily basis with the direct and indirect…
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Fast Forward Sanders Meets West Bank Activist Being Prosecuted By Israel — And Palestinians
Bernie Sanders took some time on Thursday to meet with Issa Amro, a Palestinian activist visiting Washington after being arrested and prosecuted by Israeli and Palestinian Authority officials. According to Amro, he and the Vermont senator discussed the Israel-Palestine conflict, including “discussing the current situation on the ground and what can be done to change…
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Fast Forward The Israeli Female Settlers Who Pack Heat — And Say Shooting Is ‘Like Yoga’
A new Israeli Web series profiles West Bank settler women who carry guns as part of their daily routines, in a look that gets up-close and personal on the widely observed trend of armed settlers. Produced by Israel’s public broadcaster, the Hebrew language series named “Hamushot” (or in English, “Armed”) trails three women as they…
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Fast Forward Julia Louis-Dreyfus Announces She’s Fighting Breast Cancer
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the star of “Seinfeld” and now “Veep,” announced to her legions of fans Thursday that she is battling breast cancer. “1 in 8 women get breast cancer. Today, I’m the one,” the actress wrote in a press release she circulated on Twitter. “The good news is that I have the most glorious group…
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Fast Forward Michael Feinstein Lists $15.9M Luxe Manhattan Townhouse
Michael Feinstein, the Broadway and cabaret star, is putting his luxe townhouse on Manhattan’s Upper East Side on the market for $15.9 million – one of the most expensive potential sales in New York City. Feinstein’s home on East 63rd Street includes a grand music room with a Steinway piano, six bedrooms, two kitchens, eight…
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