Arson engulfs Mississippi synagogue, a congregation once bombed by Ku Klux Klan

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A fire damaged the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Miss. The fire department said arson was the cause.

A suspect is charged with arson in a fire that burned through a synagogue in Mississippi. Flames and smoke destroyed its library, housing Torahs.

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