Suspect arrested after a fire destroys historic Mississippi synagogue once bombed by the KKK

A suspect has been arrested after a fire tore through a prominent Jackson, Mississippi, synagogue – the state’s largest Jewish house of worship – early Saturday, leaving the congregation forced to rebuild from the ashes once again.

Investigators have not yet determined a motive for the fire at Beth Israel Congregation, which remains under investigation, but it comes amid a wave of antisemitic attacks in recent years.

The suspect is expected to face arson charges, according to Charles Felton, chief of investigations for the Jackson Fire Department’s Arson Investigation Division.

This isn’t the first time the synagogue has burned. On September 18, 1967, Beth Israel’s temple was bombed by local Ku Klux Klan members, in part because of the congregation’s work in the civil rights movement, according to the synagogue’s website.

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