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Staff gather during the ISJL's 2025 retreat. (Courtesy Michele Schipper via JTA)
March 7, 2026, 4:29 am
Jackson synagogue arson jolts, but doesn’t stop, a Jewish nonprofit serving the US South
The Institute of Southern Jewish Life takes stock of its legacy as it persists in its mission of serving some 70 congregations spread across 13 states
By Grace Gilson
Beth Israel Congregation hosts Shabbat services at the Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, on January 16, 2026. (JTA)
January 19, 2026, 2:32 am
‘We are not made of wood and paper’: Jackson synagogue marks first Shabbat after arson
‘Jewish life in Jackson is still here, and we are not going anywhere,’ says student rabbi Benjamin Russell; service for 170 congregants held in local church
By Grace Gilson
Burnt debris from a fire at the Beth Israel Congregation glints in the sun on January 12, 2026, in Jackson, Mississippi. (AP/Sophie Bates)
January 15, 2026, 2:02 am
Decades after KKK bombing, congregant sees Mississippi synagogue burn again in arson attack
Beverly Geiger Bonnheim, who was 17 at time of 1967 attack, laments how generation of Jews must deal with antisemitic violence: ‘Does history change?’
By Sophie Bates and Kendria Lafleur
Damage sustained during a fire, January 10, 2026, at Beth Israel Congregation, in Jackson, Mississippi. (Beth Israel Congregation via AP)
January 14, 2026, 5:10 pm
Mississippi synagogue arson suspect hid extremism behind ‘scripture-backed fitness’ persona
19-year-old suspect posted an antisemitic cartoon on Instagram shortly before he torched the home of the US state’s largest and oldest Jewish congregation
By Zev Stub
This photo provided by Beth Israel Congregation shows damage sustained during a fire, January 10, 2026, at Beth Israel Congregation, in Jackson, Mississippi. (Beth Israel Congregation via AP)
January 12, 2026, 12:39 pm
A ‘deliberate attack on Jews’: Community condemns arson attack on Mississippi synagogue
The pre-dawn blaze at the state’s largest and oldest synagogue, previously bombed by the Ku Klux Klan, has yet to be formally declared a hate crime
By Zev Stub
Fire damage to the Beth Israel Congregation, a synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, January 10, 2026. (Beth Israel Congregation)
January 11, 2026, 4:32 pm
Mississippi’s largest synagogue severely damaged in suspected arson attack
Suspect arrested, but authorities have yet to divulge a motive for attack on 160-year-old Beth Israel Congregation
By Zev Stub
Dave Portnoy (right) reacts after man shouts 'fuck the Jews' at him in Mississippi, November 6, 2025. (Screenshot/ X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 9, 2025, 8:08 am
Mississippi man yells ‘f–k the Jews’ and throws coins at Barstool founder Dave Portnoy
Incident comes months after Portnoy had a highly publicized run-in with one of his bar patrons who held up an antisemitic sign
By ToI Staff
In this photo taken from video provided by Stacey J. Spiehler, a pro-Palestinian protester is confronted by hecklers at the University of Mississippi, May 2, 2024, in Oxford, Mississippi. (Stacey J. Spiehler via AP)
May 4, 2024, 11:43 pm
Congressman shares clip of man making monkey gestures at Black anti-Israel protester
Republican Rep. Mike Collins draws backlash by posting clip of racist heckling at University of Mississippi with caption: ‘Ole Miss taking care of business’
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
The Israeli Navy INS Nahson landing craft is seen at the Pascagoula Shipyard, Mississippi, August 8, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 9, 2023, 9:09 pm
Israeli Navy takes possession of its first new US-built landing craft
2,500-ton INS Nahshon to be delivered in coming months, after its first team is trained
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Rabbanit Dasi Fruchter, of the South Philadelphia Shtiebel, lights a menorah during a public Hanukkah celebration and menorah lighting ceremony in South Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Ryan Collerd)
July 14, 2023, 11:48 am
Mississippi man arrested for threatening Pennsylvanian Jewish businesses, synagogues
Donovan Parrish could serve up to 50 years in prison for cyberstalking and communicating interstate threats
By AP
In this photo provided by Layton Hoyer, a red SUV is seen submerged in floodwater on Old Ritchey Road in Granby, Mssouri, March 24, 2023. Hoyer rescued an elderly woman from the car. (Layton Hoyer via AP)
March 25, 2023, 3:43 pm
At least 23 killed, dozens injured as tornado rips through rural Mississippi
Four people still missing in southern US state; National Weather Service issued alert as the storm was hitting that didn’t mince words: ‘To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW!’
By AP
A pilot flies a small airplane over Tupelo, Mississippi while threatening to crash it into a local Walmart, September 3, 2022. (WCBI-TV via AP)
September 3, 2022, 10:17 pm
Pilot detained after threatening to crash plane into Mississippi Walmart
Authorities evacuate shopping center as aircraft, believed by police to be stolen, circles Jackson for several hours before landing safely in field
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
Demonstrators gather outside of the US Supreme Court on May 2, 2022 in Washington, DC (Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
May 3, 2022, 5:20 am
Bombshell opinion leak shows US Supreme Court set to overturn Roe v. Wade
Politico publishes draft of majority decision reversing abortion rights landmark, in ultra-rare leak of deliberations in case still being considered, and which may still shift
By Mark Sherman and Zeke Miller
A protester holds a sign that reads 'Hands Off Roe!!!' outside of the US Supreme Court ahead of arguments in case at the court challenging abortion laws, seen in Washington, November 30, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
December 1, 2021, 3:03 pm
US abortion rights at stake as Supreme Court set to hear Mississippi challenge
Historic arguments will revolve around landmark ruling nearly 50 years ago granting the right to end pregnancy, though state has banned procedure after 15 weeks of gestation
By Mark Sherman
The water tower in Horn Lake, Mississippi. (Wikipedia, Thomas R. Machnitzki, CC BY-SA 3.0)
November 4, 2021, 6:36 pm
ACLU alleges anti-Muslim bias prompted Mississippi city to block mosque
Suit filed in US federal court cites former alderman’s comments to local newspaper that Islam ‘says they can lie or do anything to the Jews or gentiles because we’re not Muslims’
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
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