| Welcome to the Waks Family | |
| Director: | Barbara Chobocky |
| Producer: | Barbara Chobocky Rod Freedman[1] |
| Narrator: | Barbara Chobocky |
| Cinematography: | Jeff Bruer Rocco Fasano Nicholas Sherman |
| Starring: | Manny Waks Avi Yemini |
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| Runtime: | 52 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
Welcome to the Waks Family is a 2003 Australian documentary film exploring the life of a Chabad Hasidic family in Melbourne.[2] The film follows the life of Zephaniah and Hava Waks and their 17 children, including Manny and Avi. Zephaniah was born Stephen Waks and lived as a secular Jew in Sydney, Australia, before joining the Chabad Hasidic community. The documentary was directed by filmmaker Barbara Chobocky who was a friend of Zephaniah while they both studied at university. The film was screened on the SBS television channel.[3] [4] [5]