Welcome to the Waks Family

[1] 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.

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