The Crown Heights Riot of 1991 Anti-Semitism has been prevalent throughout the world since the establishment of the Jewish religion and unfortunately, traces of it can still be found to this day in the United States. What exactly is anti-Semitism? It is the intense dislike for and prejudice against the Jews; it can range anywhere from simple opposition to the Jews to vicious hatred displayed through physical torment. Some examples of the more publicized cases of violence against the Jews include
and riots were rampant in Crown Height, Brooklyn. The Crown Height riots of 1991 brought racial and religious clashes between the African-American and Orthodox Lubavitcher Jewish community. Rabbi Menachem M schneerson the revered and respected head rabbi of the Lubavitcher Jewish people was part of the 3 car motorcade that struck and killed Gavin Cato and badly injured his cousin Angela Kato. The rebbe had an NYPD escort for all his cemetery visits.(According to the article Crown Heights erupts
directly associated with Gavin and Yankel’s death. In fact, even if their riot didn’t occur, the deaths would still be an important part of the history of Crown Heights. In the beginning the major target of the riot, was unclear. Some assumed that the black’s target would be the police. However, it soon became clear that their target was the Lubavitch Jews. The black people went into the Jewish neighborhoods of Crown Heights and threw and bottles at Lubavitchers homes, burned their cars, and beat
Fires in the Mirror explores a racial conflict in Crown Heights between its Jewish and Black community members. The car accident that led to The Crown Heights Riots is slowly pieced together for the audience through interviews from community members directly and indirectly involved in the conflict. Each community member was interviewed and their interviews were then turned into monologs, originally intended for a one-person play. Maintaining where the person was at the time of their interview and
including the Red Apple boycott, the Crown Heights Riot in 1991, the 1993 killing of five and wounding of 19 on the Long Island railroad, etc. “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” (Abraham
Smith in her interviews portrays that this community fails to do so. Because of this, the reintegration becomes an irreparable breach between the two. Consequently, due to the social clash between the Black and Jewish communities, the city of Crown Heights becomes socially segregated. Individuals interviewed in this play are heavily indulged in looking at what segregates them from one another that it leads to individuals pointing fault or playing victim, which inevitably will never lead to a resolution
With this intention, Louis XIV first did not hire another Chief Minister and gave himself total control of the government. In the same way, he made nobles relinquish their political influence and not pay taxes, both actions made them dependent on the crown. His new Chief Council was not made up of princes but instead the educated middleclass. These men would not have
treated less fairly than others similar situation just because of their race, color, and ethnic origin. Anna Deavere Smith uses the play Fires in the Mirror to show the audiences different points of view, as well as, the opinions on the issue of the riot bases on two sides. Each section of the play is centered on a different theme, but all mergers to one theme of racism. Through the words through the different interviews, Anna explores how and why individuals signal their identities. She also explores
Aristotle was a phenomenal Greek philosopher. His words and thoughts inspired millions, and continue inspiring today. He taught lessons to those who would listen, he preached his scientific findings, but above all, Aristotle enjoyed the theatre. In fact, Aristotle had his own views about different genres. Today we will look at tragedy. In Aristotle’s mind, a tragedy was the process of imitating an action which had serious implications, was complete, and possessed magnitude. He even composed
The Supreme Court has cleared Pepsi-Cola of any liability for a promotional flap that sparked lawsuits and riots 14 years ago. The June 15 decision, made public Tuesday, found "no proof of negligence" by Pepsi and said the company should not be held liable for damages. "This should be the defining decision. The lower courts are bound by this decision," said Court spokesman Ismael Khan, referring to numerous suits against Pepsi still pending in trial courts around the country. In the 1992