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 Hasidic Matzoh Factory With No Sprinkler System Damaged In Brooklyn Blaze
A Brooklyn matzoh factory owned by a Satmar Hasidic congregation burned on Tuesday after the owners failed to install a sprinkler system, workers and the New York Fire Department said. The fire broke out in the wee hours of morning, in a wood-burning stove that was being used for the first time. Operated by the…
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Fast Forward Jenna Jameson Defends Trump’s Sweden Comments
Jenna Jameson, the porn star who converted to Judaism and loves Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, defended President Trump’s speech that referred to fictional terrorism in Sweden. In a series of tweets, Jameson ranted against “roving Muslim rape gangs” in the Scandinavian country. Swedish citizens were baffled after President Trump referred to “what’s happening last…
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Fast Forward Asked About Anti-Semitism, Trump Brags About Election Win. Huh?
President Trump responded to a question about rising anti-Semitism in America following his election with a random boast about his Electoral College win. The answer sounded more like a series of non-sequiturs than an answer to the question about rising hate crimes since the November vote. “I just want to say we are very honored…
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Fast Forward BREAKING: Trump Stresses ‘Jewish’ Holocaust — Backtracking From Remembrance Day Statement
President Trump pointedly acknowledged the Jewish nature of the Holocaust in a Wednesday press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an about-face from a Holocaust Remembrance Day statement that omitted mention of Jews. “The state of Israel is a symbol to the world of resilience in the face of oppression,” the president said…
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Fast Forward Republican Jewish Lawmaker Cancels Town Hall, Citing Protests
Lee Zeldin, Congress’ lone Jewish Republican, has canceled an April town hall event, after protesters disrupted a recent appearance of his at a Long Island, New York rotary club. “This meeting was co-opted, renamed and re-branded by a group of liberal activists who were already holding strategy meetings to turn it into a disruptive show…
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Fast Forward Big Ultra-Orthodox Family Wreaks Havoc On Flight From Israel To U.K.
It was a nightmare at 20,000 feet Monday, as an ultra-Orthodox Jewish clan traveling to a wedding in Britain disrupted a flight. The Hasidic men refused to sit next to women, stood up in the aisles while the plane was in the air and disturbed passengers during the five-hour flight. “They were blocking the aisle,…
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Fast Forward Dan Shapiro Predicts Chaos At Trump Meeting With Bibi
Dan Shapiro, former President Barack Obama’s ambassador to Israel, isn’t keeping quiet now that he’s out of office, predicting chaos as that country’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the White House on Wednesday. It is, he told Politico, “an absolutely crazy time to hold a meeting with the president of the United States,” citing President…
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Fast Forward READ: Ex-Congressional Staffers Write Anti-Trump Resistance Guide
As protests roil the country, a group of progressive former Congressional staffers have put out a handy guide on how to pressure members of Congress to vote against President Donald Trump’s agenda. “Donald Trump is the biggest popular-vote loser in history to ever call himself President-Elect. In spite of the fact that he has no…
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