Roitfeld was born in Paris, France. Her father, Yakov Motelevich Roitfeld (in France – Jacques Roitfeld), was born in Belgorod-Dnestrovsky (Bessarabian province), one of five children (four brothers and a sister) in the family of the owner of the grocery and Moscow shop Motel Itsikovich Roitfeld. He received his law degree in St. Petersburg, practiced law there, then in Baku and Odessa.
Roitfeld was born in Paris, France. Her father, Jacques Roitfeld (born Yakov Motelevich Roitfeld), came from Belgorod-Dnestrovsky (Bessarabian province) as one of five children (four brothers and a sister). The family owned a grocery shop and Moscow store run by Motel Itsikovich Roitfeld. He studied law in St. Petersburg, practiced there, then in Baku and Odessa.