Menachem Leib "Manny" Waks was born on 1976 and is an Australian activist.
11 Facts About Manny Waks
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Manny Waks is one of 17 children born to Orthodox Jewish parents, Zephaniah and Hava, who were part of the Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish Hasidic community in Melbourne.
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Manny Waks returned to Israel when he turned 18, where he served in the Israel Defense Forces.
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Manny Waks later completed internships with a federal parliamentarian and with the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney.
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When no action was taken, Manny Waks went public in 2011 with allegations against the abusers, and pressure to keep quiet.
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Manny Waks says he was invited to meet with Chabad's director of operations, Rabbi Mendy Sharfstein, to discuss best practices in responding to allegations of abuse.
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Manny Waks says he was invited to meet with Chabad's director of operations, Rabbi Mendy Sharfstein, to discuss best practices in responding to allegations of abuse.
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Manny Waks was featured in a follow-up documentary Code of Silence, in which he had a face to face meeting with a man who was convicted of abusing a victim known as AVB.
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In 2016 Manny Waks spoke to the chair of the Knesset Special Committee for the Rights of the Child.
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Manny Waks initiated civil proceedings against Yeshivah Centre in Melbourne, Australia.
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Manny Waks has sued his brother Avi Yemini following dishonest claims by Yemini that Waks and their father were harbouring a known paedophile in the family home.