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Barry Marcus
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi of the central synagogue”. Today it says “south african rabbi”.
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He retired as senior minister of Central Synagogue, Great Portland Street in London in 2018 after serving the congregation for over 23 years. He is notable for his rabbinical and pastoral duties in the UK, Israel and South Africa. In 2015 he was awarded MBE in the New Year Honours for services to Holocaust Education. The Jewish Chronicle . 29 March 2018 . "Rabbi Marcus gets MBE for Shoah education" . 12 September 2017 .
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rabbi of the central synagogue
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south african rabbi
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