For southern Jews, the Mississippi synagogue firebombing rekindles memories of exile and endurance
The specter of violence seems to be haunting Jews everywhere we live
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Fast Forward Fire at Mississippi’s largest synagogue under federal investigation after arrest
The Ku Klux Klan attacked the same synagogue in 1967 for its involvement in the civil rights movement
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Opinion An arsonist torched a Mississippi synagogue. It feels hauntingly familiar.
The fire at Beth Israel echoes a long history of synagogue attacks, including the 1958 bombing of The Temple in Atlanta
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News Amid water crisis, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, makes bat mitzvah disaster plans
As residents of Jackson must boil all running water for safety, the Jewish community continues to hold services
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News Mississippi’s Tiny Jewish Community Makes Choice In 2018’s Last Election
There are only around 1,500 Jews in the entire state of Mississippi. But with the state’s runoff Senate race expected to be closer than any in a generation, the community may get the chance to play a decisive role when the votes are cast on Tuesday. The choices: Democratic former Rep. Mike Espy, who would…
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Israel News Israel Is The Star At A National Security Conference In Mississippi
BILOXI, Miss. (JTA) – A homeland security conference took place in a southern Mississippi town with an Air Force base and a shipbuilding yard. Among those in attendance were the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard; a general from India, the world’s second-largest country; and representatives from Taiwan and South Korea, a U.S. ally in…
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Fast Forward ‘Sickening’ Pro-Trump KKK Fliers Found In Mississippi
A Mississippi branch of the Klu Klux Klan is distributing fliers through the state praising President Trump and his policies. “Like it or not he’s our President,” the flier begins. The message on the KKK notes lists the American Christian Knights organization, based in Mississippi, with their phone number and website address, according to AL.com….
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Fast Forward Which States Had The Fewest Anti-Semitic Incidents? The Answer May Surprise You
The Anti-Defamation League’s annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents was released on Monday, and came with some saddening statistics. Incidents spiked by one-third in 2016, with more than 1,200 reported acts of vandalism, harassment and assault. Things got even worse this year, with anti-Semitic events spiking 86 percent in 2017’s first quarter. Such hate crimes happened…
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