Dave Goldiner is the Forward’s director of digital media. Dave is a veteran journalist who has spent two decades working at newspapers in the United States and Africa. A native New Yorker, Goldiner wrote for the New York Daily News, where he covered some of the biggest stories of our time, including the attacks of September 11, along with thousands of stories of hope and heartbreak. He also studied and worked in Southern Africa and has written for publications in South Africa and Zimbabwe. He holds masters degrees in journalism and public administration from Columbia University. Dave can be reached at goldiner@forward.com, or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner
Dave Goldiner
By Dave Goldiner
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Fast Forward Gerald Kaufman, Oldest British Lawmaker, Dies At 86
Kaufman, an outspoken former top Labour Party leader, served for nearly a half century representing a left wing-leaning district in Manchester. Ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown told the Guardian that Kaufman “gave the wisest of advice to Labour leaders who relied upon him throughout his 47 years in Westminster.” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn called Kaufman an…
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Fast Forward Mike Pence, Trump’s Unlikely Envoy To The Jews, Gets Israel’s Flag Wrong In Tweet
Memo to Vice President Mike Pence: everything that flutters and is blue is not the Israeli flag. Pence, who has emerged in recent days as a somewhat unlikely emmisary from President Trump to the Jews, twice tweeted an emoji of the Nicaraguan flag before appearing at a Republican Jewish Council event. The veep apparently mistook…
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Fast Forward Sebastian Gorka Chickens Out On ‘Man-To-Man’ Meeting With Twitter Critic
Sebastian Gorka, the controversial far right wing White House aide with ties to Hungarian anti-Semitic groups, has bailed on a “man-to-man” meeting with a critic whom he called to threaten after the analyst mocked his credentials using the hashtag #faketerrorismexpert. Gorka, an aide to President Trump, called Michael E. Smith II last week to berate…
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Fast Forward Keith Ellison Denounces Wave Of Anti-Semitism As Vote For Democratic Chief Nears
Keith Ellison, the frontrunner for Democratic National Committee chairman, denounced hate crimes against Jews Wednesday and pushed back against accusations of anti-Semitism ahead of a vote to lead the party. Ellison, who is facing a weekend election pitting him against ex-Labor Secretary Tom Perez and others, stressed “a long history of interfaith dialogue” during a…
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Fast Forward Did Ben’s Kosher Deli Fire Workers Over #DayWithoutImmigrants Protest?
Ben’s Kosher Deli is coming under attack for allegedly firing workers who stayed away from work last week to observe the nationwide #DayWithoutImmigrants protest. Telemundo reported that the Long Island Jewish eatery dumped 25 workers after they took part in the anti-Trump protest. But the deli fired back insisting that it only fired an unspecified…
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Fast Forward The Jewish Right-Wing Filmmaker Behind Trump’s Much-Mocked Sweden ‘Terror’ Lie
President Trump shocked millions (of those still capable of being shocked by him) when he expressed outrage at a weekend rally about a supposed terror attack in Sweden. Some thought he was confusing the Scandinavian country with the Pakistani city of Sehwan in Pakistan where a terror attack killed scores. Turns out he was just…
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Fast Forward Trump’s ‘Jewish Wingman’ Michael Cohen Lashes Out At ‘Fake News’ Of Russia Connection
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer and “Jewish wingman,” is feeling the heat over his reported role in a back channel between the White House and Russia. Cohen was named as a key player in a New York Times story about an effort to enlist now-deposed National Security chief Michael Flynn in a deal to…
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Fast Forward Mark Cuban Tries To Get Under Trump’s Skin With No. 46 NBA All-Star Jersey
Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is trying to get under President Trump’s skin again. The Jewish mogul donned a No. 46 jersey for his appearance in the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game in New Orleans. Cuban told ESPN after the Friday night game that he picked the digits “to tweak the…
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