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with a heavy accent and told her that he had survived a concen-
tration camp. He added that he had vowed he would never walk
into a synagogue again after what he had experienced, but was
inspired by her service to return to prayer.

“I was left speechless and in tears,” she said.

Now, Marcus is the only Jew in her Catholic nursing home, St.

Mary’s Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, where she moved
after suffering a broken hip. She misses being around other
Jewish people and conducting services, but she has attracted a
group of friends during her residency at the Cherry Hill, New
Jersey, facility.

She frequently visits other residents, although she is confined
to her section of the building during the pandemic.

Elizabeth Pellerin struck up a friendship with Marcus while
visiting her mother.

“I will forever be grateful to have met Rivian. When my
mother lived at St. Mary’s, Rivian would wheel herself down to
Mom’s room at the end of the hallway each night to check in
on her and make sure she was comfortable. Despite the situa-
tion Rivian has found herself to be in, she always looks out for
others,” Pellerin said.

Students at a local yeshiva, Foxman Torah Institute, heard
about the Jewish woman staying at the Catholic nursing home
and decided to visit.

“Let me tell you, until the pandemic, every Friday, sometimes
Thursday and Friday, anywhere from two to eight young men
would come to see me,” she said. “I would have cookies and
cashews, and we always sang a song before they left.”
The boys are still in touch, although they can’t visit her in her
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