Torres,Ciria

Mr. Wisner

World History

Period 3rd

Date 2/28/16

JCC bomb threats: Teen suspect arrested in Israel

Link to article; http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/23/middleeast/israeli-american-teen-

arrested-jcc-bomb-threats/index.html

Key Vocabulary from the Article (Define at least 4).

Jewish Community: Shares some of the characteristics of a nation, and ethnicity, a
religion, and a culture.
JCC Association: A Jewish Community Center or Jewish Community Centre (JCC) is a
general recreational, social, and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a
number of cities.
Suspect: A person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense.
Threat: A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action
on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

Summary of the Event (at least 3 major points; each point will have its own paragraph)
Your Opinion of the Event (at least 3 sentences).
A. A nineteen year old Jewish teen was arrested Thursday March 23,2017 for being the suspect of
many bomb threats against Jewish communities. The threats were made against Australia, New
Zealand, and the United States.

B. JCC Association of North America President and CEO Doron Krakow said he was "gratified" by
the arrest but added that he was "troubled" by the suspect's background. The incidents reached
such a critical mass that President Donald Trump addressed the matter several weeks ago in his
first speech to congress.
C. In the US, more than 100 bomb threats have been made this year against Jewish community
centers and schools. The threats were spread across 33 states and most came as part of five
waves. The teenager has a history of behavioral issues and was even diagnosed with an
inoperable brain tumor when he was 14.
 Relate your Event to a Historical Event (compare and contrast with current event).
The Holocaust was an event that affected the Jews, from 1941-1945. During this
time the Jews were discriminated based on their ethnicity, forced to be taken from their
home and placed in concentration camps for more than a decade, if they survived past the
death camps. Though this current event isnt as harsh as the Holocaust, they are similar
due to the discrimination that is involved in this event.

Relate your Event to the a subtheme (at least 3 sentences).

This event falls under belief systems, philosophies, and ideologies because of the
hate crimes acted toward the Jewish community. Because of cultural disputes it causes a
barrier between ones who grew up in different environments. Since there are different
religions, many are not accepting towards each others beliefs, causing discrimination.

Questions You Have About the Event (4).

Why is he such a hypocrite towards his own race?

Why is there still discrimination today?
Why do Jews still experience discrimination?
What would the world be like if there wasnt discrimination?