Bernard-Henri Lévy

Lévy was born in Béni Saf, French Algeria, to a wealthy Sephardi Jewish family. His family moved to Paris a few months after his birth. His father, André Lévy, was the multi-millionaire founder and manager of a timber company, Becob. After attending the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, Lévy enrolled in the elite and highly selective École Normale Su