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 Burying the Hatchet, Democratic Establishment Embracing Bernie Sanders
To many partisans of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders shoulders some of the blame for the former secretary of state’s loss in last November’s presidential election. But rather than being shunned as a spoiler, the Vermont senator appears to be feeling the love, as party leaders appreciate his conciliatory tone and populist message in the Trump…
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Fast Forward Motorcyclist Dumps Anti-Semitic Fliers In Jewish Williamsburg
A man driving through Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood Thursday night littered numerous anti-Semitic posters, in an incident that the New York Police Department is now investigating. “It’s bad. This is the middle of Williamsburg, this is the heart of the community,” Moses Bondo told DNAInfo. Williamsburg is home to a large Hasidic Jewish community, in addition…
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Fast Forward How George Soros Has Become The Ultimate (Jewish) Scapegoat For Europe’s Far Right
George Soros became a lightning rod ahead of last November’s presidential election, especially after the Donald Trump campaign ran a commercial linking him to “the global power structure” – a line that many viewed as an anti-Semitic dog whistle. But as Nick Cohen points out in a recent op-ed for the Guardian, Soros’s appeal as…
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Fast Forward Stephen Miller Cozies Up To Jared Kushner As Bannon’s Clout Shrinks
In a White House split between moderates and populists, Stephen Miller has been identified with the latter wing, often seen as a protege of chief strategist Steve Bannon. Palace gossip now puts the former head of Breitbart News in a vulnerable position, and the other Steve appears to have gotten the message – according to…
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Fast Forward Jews And Muslims Hold Pro-Immigrant ‘Seder In The Streets’
Hundreds of Jewish and Muslim activists converged on the steps of New York’s City Hall on Wednesday for a Passover “seder in the streets,” pushing Mayor Bill de Blasio and other local authorities to make concrete steps to protect immigrant and people of color communities from President Trump’s policies. Organized by Jews for Racial and…
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Fast Forward Activists Use Passover To Criticize Israel At Canadian University
Palestinian activists at Canada’s Concordia University are facing charges of cultural appropriation after organizing a “Passover Against Apartheid” event that included a discussion about an anti-Zionist revision to the holiday’s traditional “next year in Jerusalem” blessing. “This is more than Israel bashing. It’s an antisemitic slap in the face to every Jew and I think…
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Fast Forward Howard Stern Blasts Sean Spicer For Speaking ‘Fluent Moron’ About Holocaust
Outspoken radio host Howard Stern has some choice words for Sean Spicer, slicing and dicing the White House press secretary for his comments earlier this week about the Holocaust. “The guy’s just not informed, and it’s kind of embarrassing — it’s just embarrassing. But it’s entertaining as hell,” Stern said Wednesday on his SiriusXM program,…
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Fast Forward Professor Who Predicted Trump Says President Will Be Impeached
Allan Lichtman, the American University political scientist who predicted President Donald Trump’s upset victory in November, is dropping a book with an even more daring prophecy: The new leader will be impeached before his term is up. “Taking time out of preparing to become the world’s most powerful leader, he wrote me a personal note,…
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