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 Houston Beer Garden Throws Break Fast Party For Jews After Hurricane Harvey
Axelrad’s, a Houston beer garden with Jewish roots, will be hosting a Yom Kippur break fast on Saturday night for the city’s Jewish community – battered like other residents after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey. “Hurricane Harvey really threw us for a loop! As we recover and rebuild, we want to recognize and cherish…
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Fast Forward Henry Okolica, Connecticut Rabbi Who Served Vets And Students, Dies At 103
Henry Okololica survived the Holocaust, attended the March on Washington and led a Connecticut synagogue for four decades. He died at 103 on September 25. “God took care of me,” he once told the Connecticut Jewish Ledger in an interview, referring to the Holocaust. “I didn’t escape Germany to live my own life. I escaped…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Kimmel Says ‘Lock Her Up’ After Kushner Female Registration Slip-Up
Jimmy Kimmel had a novel response to the news that Jared Kushner had registered to vote in New York as a woman and that the real estate scion had used private email services in his White House work: lock her up. “I say, lock her up, lock her up, lock her up,” said Kimmel on…
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Fast Forward Debra Messing Mad At Megyn Kelly For ‘Gay Thing’ Comment
Debra Messing, the once-and-again star of “Will and Grace,” says that she regrets appearing on NBC’s “Today” show after host Megyn Kelly made remarks viewed as insensitive to gay people. “Honestly I didn’t know it was [Kelly] until that morning. The itinerary just said Today Show appearance. Regret going on. Dismayed by her comments,” Messing…
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Fast Forward Ivanka and Donald Jr. Tried To ‘Bump’ Tiffany From Inheriting Trump’s Money
President Trump told Howard Stern more than a decade ago that his elder children Donald Jr. and Ivanka were upset that younger half-sister Tiffany would get money from their father’s inheritance – agreeing with the dirty talk show host that the siblings were trying to “bump” Tiffany. “Do your older children get nervous every time…
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Fast Forward Rob Reiner Goes After Trump With Russia Investigation Group
Rob Reiner, who rose to fame as a needling liberal on “All In The Family,” has remained true to the political allegiances of his television role over the years, funding anti-smoking campaigns and fighting for Democratic candidates. Now, he’s going after President Trump with a new project to turn the heat up ion the Russia…
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Fast Forward Seth Meyers Calls Trump ‘A—hole’ In Impassioned ‘Late Night’ Monologue
Seth Meyers, the faux news anchor-turned-“Late Show” host, lit into Donald Trump on Monday night, referring to the president as an “asshole” after Trump attacked sports stars for kneeling during the national anthem. “Our president is an asshole,” the NBC host said, during a segment on the national anthem controversy. “Last weekend was in many…
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Fast Forward German Far-Right Leader Skeptical Of ‘Special Relationship’ With Israel
After the far-right German “Alternative fur Deutschland” party ran up an impressive score in the country’s federal elections, a party leader is questioning the alliance between Germany and Israel – arguing that Israel’s existence should not be understood as a “national interest.” “If Israel’s existence is part of the German national interest,” said Alexander Gauland…
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