Ordinary Jews. Talking. Season 2, Episode 2: Irit Librot

S2 Episode 2: Irit Librot–Recorded November 12,2025 Courtesy Photo: Irit. Irit Librot takes us through her early years in Haifa immediately following the creation of the State and the subsequent move to the US where “the streets are paved with gold” (spoiler: didn’t turn out that way). We get a strong and inspiring picture of Irit’s mother, Rachel Dziecholska Rotkovitch,who lived, studied, and worked in Poland, Palestine, Lebanon, Egypt, and the US. You can read about Rachel in the alumni magazine of the American University in Beirut, photos p.51, write up p.64. Irit’s own experience of October 7 and the war is tempered by her time in Israel and the reactions of those in her close community here, where, as you can see from the show notes, her life is infused with music and dance.