22.07.2009 Russian-speaking community in UK asks Strasbourg Court to be humane to former partisan Kononov
Members of the Russian-speaking community in the UK support World War II hero Vassily M. Kononov. and are highly concerned for his health and mental condition.The process initiated by Latvian state and legal bodies against V. M. Kononov is directed towards the creation of a precedent to review the conclusions arrived at as a result of World War II and towards the glorification of fascist criminals.  The case of Kononov is similar to harassment of Jewish partizans by Lithuanian gov't

26.06.2009 The Jewish Forum of Ukraine has protested against the Kyiv City Council's decision to rename Comintern Street to Symon Petliura Street.
The Jewish Forum of Ukraine believes that the names of historically controversial personalities should not be given to streets and cities, and it is better to return to them their original geographical and historical names, and what counts more, that these names be far from politics," said  Jewish Forum of Ukraine Director Arkady Monastyrsky.

02.06.2009 Historic victory for the Russian-American community of New York
On May 19 the Bill to require the New York City Board of Elections to translate all voting material into Russian, in addition to its current list of languages (English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean) has passes on the State Senate floor with an overwhelming majority of 48 out of 62. Then on May 28, 2009 Bill passed the State Assembly floor with an overwhelming vote of 109 to 23. It is an important initiative since a recent survey by U.S. Census Bureau showed that “Russian is New York’s # 3 foreign language".

31.05.2009 Jerusalem Post: As US harps on settlements, Israel aims to boost Russian ties

The Foreign Ministry is gradually placing more importance on diplomacy with Russia as the relationship with Washington undergoes a reformulation under the Obama administration. Boris Spiegel, president of the World Congress of Russian Jewry and a member of the Russian Federation Council, says Russia can play a constructive role in the current climate.

19.05.2009 Boris Spiegel held talks with the leadership of the National Conference for the Jews in Russia, Ukraine, Baltic States and Eurasia (NCSJ)
On May 18, the NCSJ delegation visited the Federation Council of Russia, where it held talks with the leadership of the upper chamber of Russian parliament - the Vice-Chairman of the Council of Federation Svetlana Orlova, the chairman of the Commission of the Federation Council on the development of civil society institutions, WCRJ President Boris Spiegel, senator Alexander Shkolnik. NSCJ delegation was chaired by NCSJ Chairman Richard Stone, President Alexander Shmukler, executive director Mark Levin, members of the Board of Directors of NCSJ.

06.05.2009 Briefing “The Outcome and Lessons of World War II and the Present” was held in United Nations
On 5 May at 3 p.m. the UN Headquarters in New York hosted a briefing “The Outcome and Lessons of World War II and the Present” organized by the Moscow Bureau for Human Rights (MBHR) and the American Forum of the World Congress of the Russian Jewry (WCRJ) in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN.

15.04.2009 'Living With Radiation' Conference Commemorating Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster Held at United Nations
The conference addresses issues related to the increasing cost of health care. Recommendations regarding new cost-effective diagnostic and treatment modalities will be presented by an international group of thyroid cancer experts from major medical centers in the United States, Russia, Ukraine and European countries such as Italy. The conference is attended by some 150 medical personnel.

30.03.2009 WCRJ President urges EU to condemn Latvia’s inaction on neo-Nazis
President of the World Congress of Russian Jewry and member of the Russian Federation Council Boris Shpigel has said he was outraged by the Latvian authorities "abetting" neo-Nazis and urged the European Union to condemn their policy.