Welcome to the Waks Family

Welcome to the Waks Family
Welcome to the Waks Family
Directed by	Barbara Chobocky
Written by	Jeff Bruer; Barbara Chobocky
Produced by	Barbara Chobocky; Rod Freedman
Starring	Manny Waks; Avi Yemini
Narrated by	Barbara Chobocky
Cinematography	Jeff Bruer; Rocco Fasano; Nicholas Sherman
Release date	2003;
Running time	52 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Directed byBarbara Chobocky

Written byJeff Bruer^[1]
Barbara Chobocky

Produced byBarbara Chobocky
Rod Freedman^[2]

StarringManny Waks
Avi Yemini

Welcome to the Waks Family is a 2003 Australian documentary film exploring the life of a Chabad Hasidic family in Melbourne.^[1] The film follows the life of Zephaniah and Haya 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.^[4]^[5]^[3]

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