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A little bit of closure, a little bit of grief:" MS synagogue rebuilds from arson attack
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (979+ words) On Sunday in the Holocaust Memorial Garden of the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, smoke still permeated the air around the synagogue. It has been nearly four months since the temple was left severely damaged from an intentionally set fire....
City officials and faith leaders stand by Beth Israel synagogue during new year prayer meeting
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (751+ words) Members of Jackson's faith community held a prayer meeting Thursday night to pray for the city in the new year and to stand with members of the Beth Israel synagogue after an arson attempt." City officials and faith leaders stand…...
Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (572+ words) Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again. "It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again," Geiger Bonnheim said. "Does history change?" The historic Beth Israel…...