Arson engulfs Mississippi synagogue, a congregation once bombed by Ku Klux Klan

Key Highlights

• The Jackson Fire Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, and the FBI are investigating.
• Zach Shemper, Beth Israel Congregation president, said he's stunned.
• "Crazy things happen all over the world and nothing really hits home until it actually hits directly home," he told Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
• "When it hits home, it's just hard.
• Honestly, I'm still trying to wrap my own head around it." Shemper also released a statement saying the synagogue and its 150 families are resilient.