Welcome to the Waks Family

How it feels

A documentary about a Chabad Hasidic family in Melbourne with 17 children. It shows their daily life and the father's journey from a secular Jewish background to his current faith.

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What happens

Welcome to the Waks Family is a 2003 Australian documentary film exploring the life of a Chabad Hasidic family in Melbourne. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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