Alex Ryvchin: The resilience of Australian Jewry

Alex Ryvchin is co-Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the author of internationally acclaimed books of history and politics, and a best-selling children’s author.

Over the past twelve years he has been a fierce advocate for the Australian Jewish community and Israel.

His advocacy and writing has seen him recognised as Australian of the Year for 2024 by The Australian newspaper, as one of 25 global Jewish visionaries by The Jerusalem Post and ranked 38th in the Daily Telegraph’s  Power 100 for 2024. He is the recipient of the 2025 B’nai B’rith Human Rights Award, and I’m so excited to have him on the show today.  

Today's episode was produced by Tani Levitt and Mijon Zulu. To check out more episodes or to learn more about the show, you can visit our website Allaboutchangepodcast.com. If you like our show, spread the word, tell a friend or family member, or leave us a review on your favorite podcasting app. We really appreciate it. All About Change is produced by the Ruderman Family Foundation.

Episode Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:09 What are the unique needs of the Australian Jewish community?

3:57 How have Australia’s holocaust survivors been managing?

6:10 Recent attacks on Jewish Australians

9:57 Jewish Australia’s greatest allies

17:10 Jewish Australia’s biggest achievements

19:18 Alex’s career as a young leader

23:32 Alex’s family of refuseniks

25:12 Hope for the future of Australian Jewry

26:51 Outro and Goodbye

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