Welcome to the Waks Family

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]

Welcome to the Waks Family
Directed by	Barbara Chobocky
Written by	Jeff Bruer[1] Barbara Chobocky
Produced by	Barbara Chobocky Rod Freedman[2]
Starring	Manny Waks Avi Yemini
Narrated by	Barbara Chobocky
Cinematography	Jeff Bruer[1] Rocco Fasano Nicholas Sherman
Release date	2003 (2003)[3]
Running time	52 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

See also

• Chabad in film and television