OK Aviva

OK Aviva I design shirts, hoodies, bags, and more that reflect my identity as a black and Jewish mama. I hope you find something you love here. I needed that shirt.

Hi, I'm Antoinette aka Aviva. I started this shop because my post-partum body no longer loves my favorite Tel Aviv crop tee that I bought when I visited the Galilee five years ago. I knew it would be difficult to replace because it was a rare find. I've been to Israel four times, and every trip I find myself searching for cute clothes that hinted, "I'm Jewish and proud of it" without screaming, "I

'm a tourist." My Tel Aviv crop tee was the only thing that did that for me. Last December, a random question popped into my head: "How do you say 'melanin' in Hebrew?" When I learned that it's simply spelled phonetically from the English word, I thought that would make a cool shirt. I also needed that shirt to scream, "I'm black, African, Jewish, and proud of it." So I started working up a design and within a few weeks, I racked up designs for other shirts and merchandise that I wish I could have found when I was in Israel. At some point, it occurred to me that I can't be the only one looking for Afrocentric Jewish merchandise like this, and so this shop was born. I truly hope you find something you love here. Best,

Antoinette

06/09/2020

On Saturday May 30th filmmaker and photographer David Jones of David Jones Media felt compelled to go out and serve the community in some way. He decided to ...

We had a blast at Jewish Multiracial Network's Retreat​ (as always). Here are some pics from our workshop on making Afro...
05/14/2017

We had a blast at Jewish Multiracial Network's Retreat​ (as always).

Here are some pics from our workshop on making Afro-Judaic art using African wax fabric.

Thanks to everyone who came.

(Tag yourself in the pics and please share pictures of your artwork).

We're here' til 3. So excited for our first fair!
12/18/2016

We're here' til 3. So excited for our first fair!

In Judaism, fish are a symbol of fertility and prosperity.
12/09/2016

In Judaism, fish are a symbol of fertility and prosperity.

In Genesis, a dove was released by Noah after the flood in order to find land; it came back carrying a freshly plucked o...
12/09/2016

In Genesis, a dove was released by Noah after the flood in order to find land; it came back carrying a freshly plucked olive leaf, a sign of life after the Flood and of G-d's bringing Noah, his family and the animals to land.

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