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 Democrats Feel Heat To Return Weinstein Donations After Sex Harassment Bombshell
Democrats are facing calls to return donations from Harvey Weinstein after a report on decades of sexual harassment by the famed Hollywood producer and big-time political check-writer. “If the Democratic Party purports itself to be the champion of women, they ought to lead by example in returning or donating the donations received from Harvey Weinstein,”…
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Fast Forward Israeli Political Strategist Runs Afoul Of Anti-Nazi Laws In Austria
An Israeli political strategist might have broken Austria’s anti-Nazi laws in launching an attack campaign against the country’s People’s Party by labeling its leader an anti-Semite. Silberstein, who was charged with corruption in Israel over the summer, helped set up Facebook platforms that slammed Elisabeth Koestinger, head of the People’s Party, as an anti-Semite. He…
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Fast Forward Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Forward CEO, Vies For Prestigious Business Awards
Rachel Fishman Feddersen, the publisher and chief executive officer of the Forward, is a finalist for a prestigious award that honors successful women in business. Fishman Feddersen is on the short list in four categories for the Stevie Awards, which recognize women’s achievements in business and the non-profit sector. She is in the running for…
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Fast Forward Hollywood Mogul Harvey Weinstein Faces Sex Harass Accusations Dating Back Decades
Harvey Weinstein, the producer of Hollywood classics like “Pulp Fiction” and “Good Will Hunting,” has racked up multiple sexual harassment allegations during his decades as a grandee in the entertainment industry, according to a bombshell report. Weinstein has paid out settlements to eight separate women who have accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior – and…
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Fast Forward Four NY Jewish Businesses Targeted With Nazi Mail
Four Jewish businesses in New York City were targeted on Monday with anti-Semitic fliers received in the mail that included Nazi swastikas and other hateful symbols and rhetoric. “It is disturbing that at least four Jewish-owned businesses across New York City were apparently intentionally targeted with the same piece of racist and bigoted hate mail,”…
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Fast Forward Jewish Deli Owner Sorry For Calling Las Vegas Massacre ‘Community Outreach’ For White People
The owner of Chicago Jewish deli ignited controversy on Monday for posting a tweet in which he mocked the Las Vegas shooting victims for being white. “Soon as I heard it was country music, I felt relief. White people shooting white people isn’t terror … it’s community outreach. #LasVegas,” he wrote on his personal account…
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Fast Forward Hungary Ramps Up Attack On George Soros ‘Plan’ To Swamp Europe With Refugees
The Hungarian government is taking up a notch its anti-George Soros harassment campaign, preparing documents that allege conspiracy-style that the Holocaust survivor and billionaire is planning to inundate Europe with Third World refugees. “The goal of the Soros plan is to diminish the importance of the language and culture of European countries in order to…
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Fast Forward Ruth Bader Ginsburg Goes All Supreme On Neil Gorsuch With ‘Gerrymandering’ Retort
Ruth Bader Ginsburg clapped back at new colleague Neil Gorsuch in a biting riposte on Tuesday as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, a case before the court challenging partisan gerrymandering. “Maybe we can just for a second talk about the arcane matter of the Constitution,” Gorsuch, appointed by President Trump…
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