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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Breaking News Bull Sculptor Hires Gadfly Norman Siegel To Get Rid ‘Fearless Girl’
Arturo Di Modica, the sculptor of Wall Street’s famous “Charging Bull” statue is not too happy about the competition from the “Fearless Girl.” He announced this week he will be file a complaint with city officials against the upstart piece, claiming that it infringes on his artistic copyright. And he’s getting help from New York…
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Fast Forward Bernie Sanders Starts Own Show On Facebook Live
After decades of attacking the mainstream media for its corporate ownership, Bernie Sanders has found a way to speak without a filter to the public, launching his own talk show that’s now airing on Facebook Live. “It gives me an opportunity to speak directly to many millions of people about the work that we’re doing…
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Fast Forward Jake Tapper Says More Willing To Burn Bridges In Trump Era
Jake Tapper has never been afraid of a tough interview. But the CNN politics anchor says that since the election he’s gone one step further, developing the spine to ask hard questions even if it means a guest won’t come back on his program. “One of the things that I have found myself more willing…
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Fast Forward Israel Cops To Losing Remains Of At Least 7 Palestinians
Israel is admitting that it lost track on the remains of at least seven Palestinian terrorists who died in the Second Intifada, after relatives of the deceased filed a petition in the country’s High Court of Justice. “The truth must be told: The traces of some of the bodies have been lost,” an unnamed official…
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Fast Forward Eric Trump ‘Sure’ Sister Ivanka Pushed For Syria Strike
Ivanka Trump might have made the difference when it came to President Trump’s decision last week to attack a Syrian airbase following dictator Bashar al-Assad use of chemical weapons on thousands of civilians. “Ivanka is a mother of three kids and she has influence. I’m sure she said: ‘Listen, this is horrible stuff,’” first son…
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Fast Forward Elena Kagan Warns Gorsuch: Supreme Court Newbie Has Chores To Do
Neil Gorsuch is now the Supreme Court’s freshman, after his Monday swearing in as an associate justice on the high court. He’s replacing Elena Kagan, appointed by former President Obama, as the bench’s most junior member, and according to Kagan, that role will come with some unexpected tasks. Speaking at an event in Colorado last…
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Fast Forward Jewish Family Scores $11K Windfall Getting Bumped From Pre-Passover Flights
As airlines overbooked flights before Passover (and for good measure, Easter, too), one Jewish family in New York made off like bandits from the travel chaos – giving up seats on two flights in exchange for $11,000 in compensation. Laura Begley Bloom – along with her husband and daughter – were set to fly Delta…
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Fast Forward Jake Tapper Points Out Hypocrisy Behind Ivanka’s Sympathy For Syrians
Jake Tapper, the fire-spitting CNN reporter and anchor, directed his ire over the weekend at Ivanka Trump, asking the first daughter to square her father’s decision to launch an airstrike on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s air force while refusing to welcome refugees. @IvankaTrump How do you feel about his proposed ban on Syrian refugees from…
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