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mahatmakanejeeves

(68,276 posts)
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:32 AM 6 hrs ago

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue in charred ruins

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Amanda Katz
‪@katzish.bsky.social‬

Horrible. Arson attack today at Mississippi’s largest synagogue, on Shabbat, destroyed multiple Torahs and left parts of the building in ruins

‪Mississippi Today‬
‪@mississippitoday.org‬
· 11h
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins

A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
10:19 PM · Jan 10, 2026

Horrible. Arson attack today at Mississippi’s largest synagogue, on Shabbat, destroyed multiple Torahs and left parts of the building in ruins

Amanda Katz (@katzish.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T03:19:22.724Z


Mississippi Today
‪@mississippitoday.org‬

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins

A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
10:07 PM · Jan 10, 2026

Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins

A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…

Mississippi Today (@mississippitoday.org) 2026-01-11T03:07:27Z


Amanda Katz
‪@katzish.bsky.social‬

The Beth Israel congregation was founded in 1860, and its temple was previously firebombed by the KKK for supporting civil rights. From website: “Rabbi Perry Nussbaum surveys damage at Beth Israel Congregation following the bombing on Sept 18, 1967. Photo by Jim Lucas.” www.bethisraelms.org/history

A rabbi surveys damage at Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, following the bombing by the KKK on Sept 18, 1967. Photo by Jim Lucas.
ALT
10:42 PM · Jan 10, 2026

The Beth Israel congregation was founded in 1860, and its temple was previously firebombed by the KKK for supporting civil rights. From website: “Rabbi Perry Nussbaum surveys damage at Beth Israel Congregation following the bombing on Sept 18, 1967. Photo by Jim Lucas.” www.bethisraelms.org/history

Amanda Katz (@katzish.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T03:42:47.184Z
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Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue in charred ruins (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 6 hrs ago OP
Good. They caught him. OldBaldy1701E 5 hrs ago #1

OldBaldy1701E

(10,225 posts)
1. Good. They caught him.
Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:57 AM
5 hrs ago

"Paging Hammurabi! Hammurabi to the interrogation room please!"

(He'd still be getting off light.)

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