With 19 acres of good Toledo land to sell, the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. found itself in a seller's marketand mighty embarrassed about it. One would-be purchaser was the City of Toledo, which wanted to enlarge an adjacent playground. Also in the bidding were the nuns of St. Ursula's Convent, who aimed to build a Roman Catholic school on the land. Finally, Rabbi Morton Goldberg's Congregation B'nai Israel wanted the plot for a new synagogue, school and library. After due reflection, Owens-Illinois suggested that the three would-be purchasers settle the problem around a table.
Last week Congregation B'nai Israel bought the whole piece....
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
