Alexander (Aaron) Levin (born April 1, 1968, in

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) is a

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businessman and president of the

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, founding president of the World Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry and a leader of the US Russian-speaking community.

Life

Levin was born in

(Ukraine) to a Jewish family. In 1988 Levin emigrated to America, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1993. In 1994 Alexander Levin returned to

, where he got involved in the real estate development sector. He is a board member of the Ukrainian Construction Association (UCA). In 2007, Levin with his partners organized the largest real estate development group in Kyiv – KDD Group NV – and became the chairman of the board of directors. As of December 2011 Levin owned 22.63% of KDD Group NV. In June 2010, he became head of the Kyiv Jewish religious community,

Brodsky Choral Synagogue The Brodsky Choral Synagogue ( uk, Синаго́га Бро́дського and yi, די בראדסקי שול אין קיעוו‎) is the second largest synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was built in the Romanesque Revival style resembling a cla ...

. Levin is president of the board of the

Babi Yar Babi Yar (russian: Ба́бий Яр) or Babyn Yar ( uk, Бабин Яр) is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by Nazi Germany's forces during its campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The fi ...

Memorial Fund. He is the founding president of the World Forum of Russian-Speaking Jewry, an international organization promoting ties between Russian-speaking Jews and the State of Israel. On behalf of the 3 million Russian-speaking Jews all over the world, with Russia and the US being major diasporas, Levin has been invited as a key speaker to such high-profile events as the Israeli Presidential Conference Facing Tomorrow 2013 and at a ceremony commemorating

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2012 at the United Nations In May 2012, Alexander (Aaron) Levin was elected as president of the "

Keren Hayesod Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal ( he, קרן היסוד, literally "The Foundation Fund") is an official fundraising organization for Israel with branches in 45 countries. Its work is carried out in accordance with the Keren haYesod Law-5 ...

" (Israel National Fund in

), and in 2013 in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

Levin received Chabad Man of the Year Award.

References

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