World Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry

World Forum Of Russian-Speaking Jewry (Russian: Всемирный форум русскоязычного еврейства) — is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that brings together dozens of diaspora communities and structures of Russian-speaking Jews living in Israel, Canada, the U.S., the European Union and the former USSR.

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. Within the framework of the international conference dedicated to the International Day of the Holocaust and the 70th anniversary of the tragedy at Babi Yar, Alexander (Aaron) Levin, who was elected as the organization president the day before, announced the creation of WFRE by combining Russian-speaking Jews of all countries and continents. The event was attended by over 700 people. 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.

The mission of the organization is to promote prosperity and security, economic, cultural and spiritual development of the state of Israel consolidating the communities of Russian-speaking Jews immigrated to Canada, United States, Germany and other countries, as well as repatriated from the former USSR.

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

The Holocaust is the key issue of the expository and educational activities of the organization. With the support of the WFRJ the memorial complex "Babi Yar" project was developed. On the October 3, 2011 the ceremony of the stone laying for the construction of the museum was held. The Chairman of the Fund Supervisory Board and President of the WFRJ Alexander (Aaron) Levin will oversee the construction performing by the "Memory of Babi Yar Foundation". The project aims to recreate the atmosphere of the war using special effects.

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