Joi Rotem

Joi Rotem (x|Hebrew: ג'וי רותם, Joy Rotem) is an Israeli-American television personality. She was a cast member on The Real World: Los Angeles, the second season of the reality television series The Real World.

Biography
Rotem was born in x|Tel Aviv, Israel to parents Eitan and Helen Rotem. Her father is x|Israeli-born and owns nightclubs, while her American mother immigrated to Israel in her mid-20s, and works as a social worker. She was raised x|Jewish, with her x|Sephardi Jewish paternal family originating in x|Algeria and x|Morocco, and her x|Ashkenazi Jewish maternal family originating in x|Latvia, x|Lithuania, and x|Poland. Rotem has a younger sister named Talya, who is two years younger than her.

When Rotem was nine years old, the family left Israel and settled in x|Great Neck, New York, located on x|Long Island. She was raised bilingually in both x|Hebrew and English. Rotem attended private schooling growing up, graduating from x|Portledge School. After completing high school, Rotem returned to Israel and served in the x|Israel Defense Forces, completing her civilian military duty as an Israeli citizen. After a year of service, she returned to the United States and attended x|New York University, where she graduated with a degree in media, culture, and communications.

Background
''Joi was born in x|Tel Aviv, Israel to an Israeli father and an American-Jewish mother. At nine years old, the family left Israel and settled in the suburbs of New York City on Long Island. Joi grew up in a privileged household, wearing all designer clothes since birth and going to exclusive nightclub parties in Manhattan by age 14. After graduating high school, Rotem returned to Israel to serve in the x|Israel Defense Forces, fulfilling her civilian duties as an Israeli citizen. She subsequently returned to the United States a year afterwards and enrolled in x|New York University, where she graduated with a degree in media, culture, and communications. She later began working as a model in New York City, and is excited to go to Los Angeles in order to meet new people and make memories that she'll savor for a lifetime. ''

The Real World
Rotem became a cast member on The Real World: Los Angeles, the second season of the reality television series The Real World.