(Aish.com)

by Riva Pomerantz

I’m Aviva, Chief Visionary Officer of Aviva Productions,” she warbles in front of a microphone specially adjusted to fit her diminutive size. An adorable, slightly hoarse laugh. “Which is kinda funny, since I can barely see at all!”

It’s just the next wonderful step for 12-year-old Aviva Krainess, who navigates life through illness and chronic pain with a constant smile on her face.

She was the baby of the family – a petite, shy six-year-old when her family made the big move from Cleveland to Israel in the summer of 2006.

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(VideoPreview- Vimeo)/(Tzedakah Appeal)With the loss of her eyesight 5 years ago, Aviva Krainess inspires Mind Theater, a cinematic audio experience that’s setting the stage for a revolution in JEWISH ENTERTAINMENT.

Aviva Krainess seems like any other ordinary 12 year old. She goes to school, plays with friends and helps out around the house. However, once you get to know her, you find out that with Aviva life is anything but ordinary. After all, how many young girls have started an organization and created a new genre of entertainment?

When Aviva was 6 years old she was diagnosed with Lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks the body’s tissues. After being plagued by multiple strokes, paralysis, severe arthritis and chronic pain, Aviva became virtually blind from one of the many medicines that she takes for her illness.

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