Manny Waks

Manny Waks
Born
Menachem Leib Waks

1976 (age 47–48)
Israel
OccupationCommunity activist
Known forFounding Tzedek, an anti-abuse organisation
WebsiteMannyWaks.com

Menachem Leib "Manny" Waks[1] (born 1976) is an Australian activist. He was previously part of the Orthodox Jewish community in Australia[2] and later became known for his activism against child sexual abuse in the Jewish community worldwide. He founded Tzedek, an organisation to fight child sexual abuse in Jewish communities. Waks assisted the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in investigating Melbourne Yeshivah centre of the Orthodox Chabad movement of Judaism on their handling of child sexual abuse cases.[3] After publicising child sexual abuse in the Jewish community in Australia, Waks moved to France.[2]

  1. ^ Breaking a cultural code of silence on abuse Archived 2015-04-03 at the Wayback Machine ABC, broadcast 2 April 2015
  2. ^ a b Topsfield, Jewel (2011-07-08). "Jewish community leader tells of sex abuse". The Age. Archived from the original on 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-06.
  3. ^ Manny Waks: I'm the 'troublemaker' who blew the whistle on Jewish abuse scandal Archived 2016-12-24 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian, 15 February 2015.