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Man charged after former home of Jewish leader targeted, cars set alight

A man has been charged after the former home of a Jewish community leader was damaged in an alleged antisemitic attack last month.

Red paint is seen splashed on a home with cars parked afront.

Red paint was splashed on a home in Dover Heights, Sydney, on 17 January. Source: AAP / Bianca de Marchi

An antisemitism police taskforce has charged a man they believe was involved in an attack on the former home of a high-profile Jewish community leader.

Cars were set on fire and defaced with anti-Jewish slurs and a house was splashed with red paint in eastern Sydney's Dover Heights on 17 January.

The home was previously owned by Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin.

Police arrested a 37-year-old man on Wednesday and charged him with being an accessory before the fact to property damage via fire or explosion.
A man in a grey suit speaks to the media.
The Dover Heights home was previously owned by Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Alex Ryvchin (pictured). Source: AAP / Bianca de Marchi
The man, along with a 33-year-old male, was also charged with being an accessory to property damage and participating in a criminal group relating to alleged graffiti painted on 11 January.

NSW Police allege the duo vandalised five vehicles and two houses with offensive graffiti in Queens Park, in Sydney's east.

The pair will each face Downing Centre Local Court on 3 April.
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Published 20 February 2025 2:53pm
Source: AAP
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