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Synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, Damaged in Arson Attack
A fire intentionally set at Beth israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, caused significant damage to the synagogue over the weekend. authorities have arrested a suspect and filed arson charges.
According to synagogue president, Eddie Shemper, the fire destroyed two Torahs, the Jewish sacred texts, and damaged five others. A Torah that survived the Holocaust, protected by a glass display case, was not damaged. The synagogue’s Tree of Life plaque, honoring congregants’ meaningful occasions, was also destroyed. Shemper stated that the library, administrative offices, and the lobby sustained the most damage.
Jackson Fire Department investigators reviewed surveillance video showing a man wearing a hoodie and a mask pouring liquid from a can inside the synagogue.Investigators later learned that a suspect was being treated at a local hospital for burns and afterward arrested on Saturday evening.
“There was a suspect possibly burned at a local hospital,” Jackson Fire Department spokesperson,Felton,told NPR. “They did go to the hospital at which point they interviewed the person of interest and that person did confess to having involvement in the fire.”
The Jackson Fire Department has filed arson charges against the suspect,whose name has not yet been publicly released.