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 Republicans Don’t Trust Cohn And Mnuchin On Tax Reform
As the White House readies for a tax overhaul push, some Republicans are expressing concerns about the point-men for the effort: Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and economic adviser Gary Cohn. Cohn and Mnuchin are both New York Democrats, who have occasionally broken with conservatives on social policy and even economic matters, leading some on the…
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Fast Forward Man Trains Dog To Perform ‘Heil Hitler’ Salute — Faces Hate Crime Charge
Mark Meechan appeared in a Scottish court on Monday, charged with a hate crime against Jews. His alleged crime? Teaching his girlfriend’s dog to perform a Nazi salute. “My girlfriend is always ranting and raving about how cute and adorable her wee dog is, so I thought I would turn him into the least cute…
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Fast Forward Trump Won’t Even Look At Gary Cohn After Criticism Over Charlottesville
President Trump is displeased with economic adviser Gary Cohn – reportedly refusing to make eye contact with the ex-Goldman Sachs exec and West Wing policy wonk. According to a report in The New York Times, the president was so infuriated by Cohn’s rebuke of Trump over comments following the Charlottesville crisis that he will not…
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Fast Forward Ethics Group Sues Over Mnuchin Solar Eclipse Jaunt
An ethics group is suing the Treasury Department for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request about a July jaunt taken by Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and wife Louise Linton to watch the solar eclipse in Kentucky. The group, Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington, requested the information about costs for the…
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Fast Forward IfNotNow Launches #YouNeverToldMe Anti-Occupation Campaign
IfNotNow is sharing stories on social media from members who say Jewish institutions never taught them the reality of Isrel’s conflict with the Palestinians. Many of the Jewish institutions in which we grew up ignored the Occupation. Now we’re speaking out: https://t.co/7svCSpCqcp #YouNeverToldMe pic.twitter.com/6msfKoAShD — IfNotNow (@IfNotNowOrg) September 8, 2017 The campaign, being promoted on…
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Fast Forward Celebrating The Life Of Danny Lewin, The First Victim Of 9/11 Terror Attacks
Danny Lewin was 16 years ago today the first victim of the 9/11 attacks, when he tried to stop hijackers on one of the plans that would crash into the Twin Towers from storming the cockpit on his flight. Lewin, a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces and an MIT-trained mathematician, was working on his…
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Fast Forward Florida Congressman Rode Out Irma In Safe Room At In-Law’s Place
As Hurricane Irma brought a wall of water and high-intensity winds to southern Florida, Representative Ted Deutch hunkered down his in-laws, sheltering in a safe room built into their home in the Miami suburb of Boca Raton. “The storm surge has brought a lot of water into the streets in Southeast Florida,” the Florida Democrat…
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Fast Forward Chabad House In US Virgin Islands Ravaged By Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma ripped through the U.S. Virgin Islands this week, badly damaging most of the buildings in the archipelago — including the local Chabad House, whose leaders have stayed there to help the recovery effort. “My brother Asher and his wife Henya are Chabad Shluchim on the Island,” wrote Eli Federman, brother to Chabad staffers…
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