Rabbi Barry Marcus’ great-grandparents lived in Panevėžys, and he told the story of how his great-grandfather’s life was saved by Rabbi Josef Kahaneman of Panevėžys. Barry Marcus himself was a rabbi in London. His grandfather, Shlom Gravynskij, studied in Bnei Brak, Israel, at the Ponevezh Yeshiva.
Barry Marcus visited Panevėžys together with his friend Dr. Maikl Pauc from Canada. The guests got acquainted with the activities of the Panevėžys Jewish Community, visited all the Jewish heritage sites of Panevėžys and the Jewish cemetery. The guests were grateful and left an entry in the guest book, as well as some photos with descriptions of their family history. Rabbi Marcus himself lives in Canada and Israel, collects material about Litvaks, and has written the book “My Story”.
The meeting was also attended by a guest from Israel – Arkadij Feldman, an honorary member of the Panevėžys Jewish Community, a leader and conductor of the Kaliningrad Symphony Orchestra.
