The following media statement concerns the estab­lish­ment of an ECAJ office in Canberra, and a restruc­ture of our existing pro­fes­sion­al team. To download this media release in PDF format, click here.

MEDIA STATEMENT

Anton Block, President
22 February 2018

Restructure of ECAJ Professional Team

The Executive Council of Aus­trali­an Jewry, the peak rep­res­ent­at­ive body of the Aus­trali­an Jewish community and the Aus­trali­an affiliate of the World Jewish Congress, is delighted to announce the estab­lish­ment of a new permanent pro­fes­sion­al office in Canberra and a major restruc­ture of its pro­fes­sion­al team.
Due to a sig­ni­fic­ant expansion of its work in advocacy and the opening of the new office in Canberra, Alex Ryvchin, who has served as Public Affairs Director for the past 5 years, has been promoted to the position of co-Chief Executive Officer to work in part­ner­ship with Peter Wertheim AM in a co-CEO arrange­ment in the Sydney office.
Peter will be respons­ible for Strategy, Policy and Anti-Racism, while Alex’s major focus will be Advocacy and Antisemitism. The CEOs will continue to work in the spirit of col­lab­or­a­tion, con­sulta­tion, assist­ance and camarader­ie that has made the ECAJ’s pro­fes­sion­al team so cohesive and suc­cess­ful.
The ECAJ has appointed Samantha Khavin to the position of Public Engage­ment Officer to staff the new office in Canberra which will be located at the National Jewish Memorial Centre in Forrest. She will work to deepen the ECAJ’s engage­ment with gov­ern­ment, media and civil society in Canberra.
These are exciting times for the ECAJ and we are confident that this restruc­ture will ensure the organ­isa­tion is even better placed to serve as an effective and influ­en­tial voice for the Aus­trali­an Jewish community.
Contact:
Anton Block | President
m: 0418 320 417 | e: [email protected] | www.ecaj.org.au