He retired as senior minister of Central Synagogue, Great Portland Street in London in 2018 after serving the congregation for over 23 years.
[5] Marcus was born in Cape Town, South Africa on 28 October 1949 and raised in Vredehoek, a residential suburb at the foot of Table Mountain and Devil's Peak.
He returned to Cape Town to teach Hebrew at Herzlia School and Arthur's Road Shul in Sea Point.
[6] He served as Rabbi to Waverley Hebrew Congregation, one of the largest Jewish communities in Johannesburg.
[7] In 2015 Rabbi Marcus spoke out in defence of John Galliano,[8] fashion designer who was found guilty of racism and antisemitic abuse in 2011.