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6 Meet the Designers Orna Levy Orna was born and raised in Israel. Her family, the renowned Moussaieff jewelry family, has been importing pearls into Israel since 1888. Orna fondly recalls growing up playing with pearls. She learned to string pearls at an early age and would often string pearl bracelets as gifts for her girlfriends. The family legacy tells the story that Orna learned how to string pearls before she learned how to walk! Pearls are intricately woven into the fabric of her DNA Orna Levy was born and raised in Jerusalem, the yougest daughter of Chana from the famous Moussueff family. Orna’s mother owned a jewelry store situated in the luxurious King David Hotel. Orna grew up surrounded with beautiful jewelry. After serving in the Israeli Air Force, she met and fell in love with a dashing young Israeli of Argentinian decent. Isaac Levy proposed to Orna and she and her fiancé began to plan a life together. They were married on Novemebr 4th,1984 and joined their talent and their monies t