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’s 84,020-square-foot, seven-story buildintg on seven acres, along with two othere properties, is named in the $8 millioh foreclosure lawsuit filed on June 23 bythe Ala-based bank in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. The nonprofit cented is affiliated with theChabads Lubavitch, an orthodox Jewish movement that has templex and education centers throughout the world. The foreclosure namesd the nonprofit Friends of Lubavitch of Floridaz andthe for-profit 17330 NW 7 LLC. Rabbi Bentzionj Korf, who is listed on the Lubavitc hEducation Center’s Web site as the director, managese both entities, which took an $8 millio n loan from the bank in 2004.
Korf didn’tr immediately return a call seeking The center was founded in 1973 as the firstyrabbinical college, or yeshiva, in the southeastern U.S. Orthodox Jews from throughout South Florida send their children ther e forreligious education. In additiob to the main which is located near Golden the foreclosure targetsthe 30,750-square-foot education center at 1114 Alton Road in Miamji Beach and a 3,363-square-foot apartment buildinvg at 1231 13th St. in Miami Beach. Miami-based attorne y Elizabeth Dombovary, who represents Regions Bank inthe lawsuit, didn’tf immediately return a call seekinyg comment.
