Barbara's Story

I grew up in Sydney, Australia and came to Israel in 1986. After searching for gifts and not finding what I wanted I decided to produce my own. I saw a gap in the market for bold, well designed and packaged gifts; items that are practical and beautiful. I started with modest aprons, tote bags and dish towels.

I started the business in 2008 with one seamstress and my son who had just finished school with a line of bold themed kitchen textiles. The line has now expanded to include designs on ceramics, serving-ware, wood, glass, stationary, perspex, baby gifts, a Yiddish line and t shirts.

We now have a very extensive line of products. I work with a large range of designers in Jerusalem specialists in their fields. It gives me a great deal of joy to sell world wide and see people coming back over and again. I do aim to be one of the most innovative Judaica designers in the world.

All products are made ethically in my workshop in Jerusalem. I work with a range of talented designers and artists. Each product has a tale to tell. Our aim is to touch people’s hearts and strike a chord with their heritage and family background. People enter my store and start smiling, hence my tag line “Gifts that make you smile:)”

My store is in Jerusalem and I also sell to Jewish Museum stores and gift shops world-wide

My store  is located at

26 Emek Refaim street in the German Colony phone number is 972 2 5799621

At Barbara Shaw, my diverse team is committed to excellence on all levels - design, production, fulfillment and customer service. I have a background in Fine Art, Archaeology and Business, which brings flair, design experience and management skills to Barbara Shaw Gifts.