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 [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @davegoldiner
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By Dave Goldiner
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Stephen Miller sounded every bit like an unhinged far right wing culture warrior Thursday when he shouted at CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about the need to build President Trump’s border wall “NOW!” But at least he dumped the spray-on hair experiment. The pugnacious Jewish White House aide, known for his hardline views on immigration, was showing…
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Fast Forward Jared Kushner Eyed As Trump’s Chief Of Staff — Others Shun Thankless Post
Jared Kushner is already known as the ultimate Trump whisperer, with an office next to the president and a ring on the finger of the orange haired guy’s favorite daughter. But now the presidential son-in-law may be close to being named chief of staff, a move that would at once solidify his power in the…
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Fast Forward Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Claims Sephardic Jewish Roots
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the newly elected firebrand congresswoman, has revealed for the first time that she has Sephardic Jewish heritage. The 28-year-old Democrat said her distant ancestors fled the Spanish Inquisition to emigrate to Puerto Rico, where her immediate family roots lived until they moved to New York. “Generations and generations ago, my family consisted of…
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Fast Forward ‘Jews Must Find Jesus’ Republican May Not Get To Congress After All
An evangelical Christian pastor who apparently won a North Carolina congressional seat last month by a razor-thin margin may not be seated as serious voter fraud allegations rock the race. Republican Mark Harris, who infamously said Jews should embrace Jesus if they want peace in the land of Israel, led Democrat Don McCready by just…
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Fast Forward Marc Lamont Hill Dumped By CNN For ‘River To Sea’ Barb Against Israel
Commentator Marc Lamont Hill has been dumped by CNN for anti=Israel comments calling for a Palestinian state “from the river to the sea.” Hill’s remarks were quickly condemned by the Anti-Defamation League Thursday, which said the slogan calls for the destruction of the Jewish state. But Hill, a professor at Temple University, insisted he meant…
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News ANALYSIS: Potent #JewWave Shakes Up Congress — And Democrats
The #JewWave turned into a mini-Democratic tsunami in the midterms even as the overall #BlueWave failed to deliver a knockout punch to President Trump and the GOP. Jewish Democrats had a remarkable election night, flipping 7 Republican-held seats in the House of Representatives, an outsized share of the 35-odd seats that Democrats grabbed from the…
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News Jewish Democrats Pick Up 5 Seats — Led By Big Gains In Suburbs
Jewish Democrats were poised to make major gains in the House of Representatives, eying at least five pickups from Republicans. Led by a shocking upset win for veteran Max Rose on Staten Island and wins across suburbs nationwide, Jewish candidates were set to take 28 seats in the House, compared to 23 now. That’s a…
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Fast Forward David Shapiro Loses In Florida Swing District
Democrat David Shapiro lost to a Republican incumbent on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Shapiro was trailing by 53-to-46% margin to Vern Buchanan, a six-term incumbent who had rarely faced serious challenges in the past. Both Shapiro and Lauren Baer north of Palm Beach were given only an outside chance at winning and both races were rated…
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