Article: SEA pays $5.5 million for synagogue's Hill property

The only synagogue serving Downtown will move for the second time in 50 years, to accommodate a new hockey arena in Pittsburgh.

The city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority voted Thursday to pay $5.5 million to buy and relocate the Beth Hamedrash Hagodol- Beth Jacob Synagogue, the last of 13 buildings the authority needed to acquire before building a $290 million arena to be used by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The SEA plans to demolish the Jewish Orthodox synagogue in June. The congregation agreed to move out by May 15, said Mary Conturo, SEA executive director.

"This is the second time that the Jewish community has worked with the authority and agreed to relocate the synagogue for the renewal ...

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