Barry Marks, rabbi at Temple Israel in Springfield, was named Springfield’s First Citizen in 2011. (Image from award plaque, left)
Marks was honored for more than 30 years of community involvement, including helping to found the Greater Springfield Interfaith Association and his service to a variety of organizations serving children, the sick and the disadvantaged.
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