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 Hillary Clinton V.P. Tim Kaine Calls Trump’s Remembrance Day Speech ‘Holocaust Denial’
President Donald Trump’s spokeswoman said his statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day that omitted specific reference to Jews was part of an effort to be inclusive. Tim Kaine saw a more nefarious motive behind the missive: Holocaust denial. “President Obama, President Bush always talked about the Holocaust in connection with the slaughter of Jews. The final…
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Fast Forward Ivanka Trump Ripped for Flaunting Glamorous Lifestyle Amid Immigration Chaos
Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner dressed up for a fancy evening out on Saturday, and shared the news on Twitter, as demonstrators rushed airports to protest President Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban.” The contrast between Ivanka Trump’s glamour shot and the plight of refugees around the world did not sit well with many users of…
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Fast Forward Natalie Portman Strikes Magazine Pose While Pregnant
Natalie Portman is not slinking away from the camera as she awaits her second child. Instead, she’s hitting the newsstands this month on the front cover of Vanity Fair, baring her pregnant belly in a semi-nude photo shoot. Portman graced the magazine cover alongside other nominees for the Academy Awards this season, including Amy Adams,…
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Fast Forward Israeli Hospital Mixes Up Women’s Eggs
An Israeli hospital accidentally implanted one woman with an embryo belonging to another, the hospital said January 27. The two women were both receiving fertility treatments at the Barzilai Medical Center in Ashkelon, when a failure to follow procedure led to the incident. The error was realized soon after it was made, with both women…
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Fast Forward CNN’s Jake Tapper Claps Back at Steve Bannon’s Attack on Media
Jake Tapper, CNN’s senior Washington correspondent, had a succinct response to Steve Bannon’s demand that the media “keep its mouth shut and just listen for a while.” No. .@jaketapper: Reminder that the president’s top aide just told NYT that the press should keep its mouth shut. No. https://t.co/v88feqWbib pic.twitter.com/EYw5Pc2faM — The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) January…
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Fast Forward BREAKING: Schumer Opposes Tillerson for State Department, Citing Russia Ties
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer has announced that he will vote against Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson, making it unlikely that the former Exxon Mobil chief executive will receive bipartisan support for his appointment. Schumer blasted his record on a host of issues. “Mr. Tillerson’s refusal to back new sanctions on Russia, and his…
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Fast Forward Trump Doesn’t Mention Jews in Holocaust Remembrance Day Message
President Donald Trump issued a statement on Friday’s Holocaust Remembrance Day that left some scratching their heads due to its omission of any reference to Jews. “It is with a heavy heart and somber mind that we remember and honor the victims, survivors, and heroes of the Holocaust,” the statement from the White House Press…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Meet Nonagenarian ‘Big Sonia,’ Among Last Holocaust Survivors of Kansas City
It’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, and as the number of survivors steadily dwindles, there’s a heartwarming documentary out there that follows the life of one of them, the nonagenarian Sonia Warshawski. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri and still drives on her own and runs a tailor shop. Joie de vivre permeates “Big Sonia,” from Warshawski’s…
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