Congregants and leaders vowed to rebuild a historic Mississippi synagogue that was heavily damaged by fire and an individual was taken into custody for what authorities said Sunday was an act of arson. The fire ripped through the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday, authorities said. No congregants were injured in the blaze. Photos showed the charred remains of an administrative office and synagogue library, where several Torahs were destroyed or damaged.

Police arrested and charged a suspect in the arson fire of a synagogue in Jackson, Miss., Beth Israel, which torched the facility's library, spread smoke damage throughout the…

Congregants and leaders vowed to rebuild a historic Mississippi synagogue that was heavily damaged by fire and an individual was taken into custody for what authorities said…