Yugend was also the first female president of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas. It was during her tenure at the Jewish Community Relations Council that I had the good fortune to work with Marcia. At that time. the Soviet government was actively oppressing people of Jewish faith. Marcia and I worked together to secure the emigration of Soviet Jews and the reunification of families in the Twin Cities. Her spirit and dedication to the cause was truly remarkable. Shortly after Yugends passing. the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu made his first trip to the Twin Cities to inaugurate the first Immortal Chaplains Prize for Humanity.
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