Monday, January 12, 2026

Historic Mississippi Synagogue Torched in Arson Attack

A suspect has been arrested following an arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, that heavily damaged the historic synagogue early Saturday morning, according to chief fire investigator Charles Felton. The fire, reported shortly after 3 a.m., destroyed two Torah scrolls and damaged five others while reducing the library and administrative offices to charred ruins, Mississippi Today reported. The Jackson Fire Department, FBI, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) made the arrest Saturday night after investigators ruled the blaze arson. No congregants were injured in the fire, which erupted during Shabbat, the weekly Jewish day of rest. The synagogue has suspended services indefinitely, according to congregation president Zach Shemper.

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Comments

Does Darrell Issa have an alibi?

#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-01-12 01:56 AM

60 years after it was bombed by the KKK.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-12 02:41 AM

I'm sorry, I couldn't hear that dog whistle. Could you blow it again?

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-12 03:32 AM

I'm sorry, I couldn't hear that dog whistle. Could you blow it again?

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-12 03:33 AM

I'm sorry, I couldn't hear that dog whistle. Could you blow it again?

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-12 03:33 AM

"Hamas!"

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-12 04:59 AM

9 Jan 2026, Washington DC (AP/Evan Vucci)

'US President Dummkopf Trumpf said there is no room in his MAGA movement or the Republican Party for antisemites.'

In a wide-ranging two-hour interview with The New York Times, whose full transcript was published on Sunday, Trumpf was asked about leading conservative figures who have espoused antisemitic views and their place in the Republican Party and Make America Great Again movement.

"I think we don't need them. I think we don't like them," Trumpf responded.'

~snip~

A few years ago, super-oligarch Larry Ellison donated millions of dollars to the IDF and at the 2025 White House Hannukah party, mega-oligarch Miriam Adelson pledged $250m to Dummkopf Trumpf to run for a third term. So, dirt poor Mississippi should have a brand new synagogue in no time.

#7 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-12 04:27 PM

Jews Will Not Replace Us.
They won't be allowed to rebuild their evil temple on American soil either.
--Republicans

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-12 04:29 PM

And there's antisemite MAGA who is raising money for Jonathan Ross.

#9 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-12 04:49 PM

The man suspected of setting fire to Mississippi's largest synagogue allegedly confessed his crimes to law enforcement and referred to the building in northeast Jackson as the "synagogue of Satan," according to a federal court document filed Monday. Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, of Madison " who usually goes by his middle name " is facing federal charges for using fire to maliciously damage or destroy a building involved in interstate commerce, according to a probable cause affidavit in the U.S. Southern District of Mississippi. When the judge asked him if he understood his rights to an attorney, Pittman responded, "Yes sir, Jesus Christ is Lord."
Just an update.

#10 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-12 10:38 PM

So he destroyed a "synagogue of Satan."

This should be universally condemned by everyone.

But I'm sure there will be notable exceptions.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-01-12 10:58 PM

'US President Dummkopf Trumpf said there is no room in his MAGA movement or the Republican Party for antisemites.'

The magat movement is chock full of antisemites.

Remember, "there's good people on both sides"?

That march was all antisemites.

#12 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-01-13 07:39 AM

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