When Len Lieberman was hired in 1981 to be the Government Affairs Director for the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, he had found his dream job. In his previous positions working for the state, he had acquired an impressive knowledge of state government and of the legislative process that would serve him in good stead. […]
Rabbi Barry Marks
Rabbi Barry Marks served as rabbi of Temple Israel until his retirement in 2020 and was one of the founders of the Greater Springfield Interfaith Association. He has been active in community organizations and currently serves on the board of United Way of Central Illinois.
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Faith and practice
Rabbi Barry Marks inside Temple Israel, where he has served for more than 40 years. Photo BY DAVID HINE Springfield’s original Jewish settlers arrived in the city in the 1850s. Some of them moved into Springfield from the surrounding small towns, where they had lived previously. Early immigrant Jews frequently began working as peddlers, selling […]
