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Man charged with setting fire to Mississippi synagogue targeted it due to its ‘Jewish ties,’ FBI says

JL;DR SUMMARY A man named Stephen Spencer Pittman has been charged with arson for allegedly setting fire to Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityHate CrimeFbiArsonBeth Israel CongregationMississippiTorah DestructionStephen Spencer PittmanFaith Based Targeting

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Jackson, Mississippi, United States
"The blaze, which tore through the Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, early Saturday morning, destroyed two of the synagogues Torahs as well as its library and offices."
Madison, Mississippi, United States
"According to social media accounts that appeared to belong to Pittman, he is originally from Madison, Mississippi, and is a baseball player at Coahoma Community College."

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