Molly Minta

Members of Mississippi's largest synagogue have walked through the structure for the first time since a fire damaged it in the predawn hours of Jan. 10

Members of Mississippi's largest synagogue have walked through the structure for the first time since a fire damaged it in the predawn hours of Jan. 10

Members of Mississippi's largest synagogue have walked through the structure for the first time since a fire damaged it in the predawn hours of Jan. 10

Children's drawings are taped up in preparation for the congregation's first walk through of Beth Israel Congregation on Sunday, April 26, 2026, in Jackson, Miss., since it was damaged by

Members of Mississippi's largest synagogue have walked through the structure for the first time since a fire damaged it in the predawn hours of Jan. 10

Members of Mississippi's largest synagogue have walked through the structure for the first time since a fire damaged it in the predawn hours of Jan. 10

Black, sweeping lines form an outline of a tree on the brick wall that once displayed the Tree of Life in Mississippi's largest synagogue.

Black, sweeping lines form an outline of a tree on the brick wall that once displayed the Tree of Life in Mississippi's largest synagogue.

Black, sweeping lines form an outline of a tree on the brick wall that once displayed the Tree of Life in Mississippi's largest synagogue.

The Hinds County district attorney, a former Jackson mayor and a former Jackson City Council member are scheduled for trial in a federal corruption case this summer.