Cleveland Heights synagogue sues Cuyahoga Land Bank after eviction

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) – Taylor Road Synagogue has filed a lawsuit against the Cuyahoga Land Bank, alleging breaches of a purchase agreement and a lease tied to the building the congregation has used for nearly 80 years.

The synagogue, built by Jewish people who fled the Holocaust, has stood near Cain Park on Taylor Road in Cleveland Heights since 1946. The congregation was evicted last Friday, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, one of the Jewish faith’s holy days.

Congregation President Vladimir Victor said the eviction was a loss for the congregation…

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