Executive Council of Australian Jewry Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has remained defiant after his former home was targeted in an antisemitic attack, saying the 'wickedness' must be condemned. The high-profile Jewish leader once owned the eastern Sydney cliffside home where cars were graffitied with antisemitic slurs and then set on fire.
Executive Council of Australia n Jewry Co-CEO Alex Ryvchin has remained defiant after his former home was targeted in an antisemitic attack, saying the"wickedness" must be condemned.
The high-profile Jewish leader once owned the eastern Sydney cliffside home where cars were graffitied with antisemitic slurs and then set on fire. Emergency services were called to Military Road in Dover Heights on Friday at about 4am to find two vehicles in flames, with firefighters working quickly to put out the blaze.
Footage showed a van and a Mercedes Benz car engulfed by fire outside the beachside property, while at least one vehicle had"f*** Jews" written across it in spray paint.SkyNews.com.au has confirmed it was previously owned by Alex Ryvchin, the Co-Chief Executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, which is the peak national body which represents the interests of the Jewish Australian community.
"In this critical time we need each of you to stand up and condemn this wickedness," Mr Ryvchin said.
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