Suspect arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire damages a historic Mississippi synagogue
The arson destroyed two Torah scrolls and caused extensive smoke damage to Mississippi's largest synagogue; authorities are investigating a potential hate crime.
- On Saturday, Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi caught fire around 3 a.m., and a suspect was arrested on suspicion of arson late Saturday, authorities said.
- Jackson Fire Department's Arson Investigation Division, working with federal partners FBI and ATF, determined the blaze was deliberately set and investigators ruled out accidental causes.
- Photos from the scene show the library and administrative offices of Beth Israel Congregation ruined, with two destroyed Torahs and five additional Torahs assessed for smoke damage.
- Services have been suspended indefinitely as Beth Israel Congregation leadership coordinates with local churches and the Institute of Southern Jewish Life for temporary worship space in the coming weeks.
- Organized in 1860 and bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967, Beth Israel Congregation's targeting comes amid rising antisemitic hate crimes nationwide reaching record highs in 2024.
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Authorities: Arson fire damages Mississippi synagogue
Suspect arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire damages a historic Mississippi synagogue
Religious leaders and civil rights activists condemned what authorities said Sunday was an act of arson that heavily damaged a historic Mississippi synagogue that had been bombed decades ago.
An intentional fire damaged Jackson's only synagogue; the suspect was found with burns and the case was left in the hands of federal authorities.
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