World Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry

[1] Proclamation of the World Forum of Russian-speaking Jewry (WFRJ) creating was held on January 25, 2012 in New York City at the UN headquarters.

Ceremony was conducted by the American Organization Forum of Russian-speaking Jewry with the assistance of permanent missions of Israel and Ukraine in the United Nations.

[1] Projects implemented by the organization aim to maintain links between the independent state of Israel and the Russian-speaking Jewish Diaspora.

The Chairman of the Fund Supervisory Board and President of the WFRJ Alexander (Aaron) Levin[5] will oversee the construction performing by the "Memory of Babi Yar Foundation".

[11] The project entitled "Our warm house" created by the WFRJ and fully funded by it, involves the provision of comprehensive care for the lone soldiers repatriated from the former USSR and serving in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

[12] By the end of the year 2012 the organization collected over 50 thousand dollars among New Yorkers to repair shelters located in southern Israel.

[12] On the June 3, 2012 within the framework of the nationwide "Salute to Israel" march in the United States WFRJ organized a column of 1500 Russian-speaking Jews.