Alexander Ryvchin is back in the news as a Jewish- Australian advocacy voice amid Bondi attack fallout; co-CEO of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry. Born 1983, Ukrainian-born, Australian author and lawyer.
Australia's Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has opened public hearings in May 2026 and has heard dozens of Jewish Australians describe a sharp rise in antisemitic abuse since October 2023, trauma after the December 2025 Bondi Hanukkah massacre that killed 15, and calls for tougher security, counterterrorism and gun reforms.