STATEMENT: Antisemitic Arson Attack at Congregation Beth Israel

The Florida Holocaust Museum stands with Congregation Beth Israel and the Mississippi Jewish community as they recover from a tragic arson attack.

This latest deplorable crime against a Jewish institution reminds us that the same hatred that motivated the KKK to attack Beth Israel in 1967 is alive today. Antisemites are still trying to intimidate Jews, drive them out of public life, and make houses of worship targets of violence instead of places of safety and community.

With your help, we can resist this evil. The more society understands about the nature of antisemitism, including the Holocaust, the better prepared it will be to identify and reject anti-Jewish bigotry. May Congregation Beth Israel’s Holocaust Torah, which survived the fire, inspire us all to stand up for each other and create a more just and accepting world.