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Bernard-Henri Lévy (born November 5, 1948) is a French public intellectual, philosopher and journalist.

French philosopher and intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy explores what it means to be a Jew in the contemporary world and looks at the rise of anti-Semitism.

Often referred to today, in France, simply as BHL, he was one of the leaders of the "Nouveaux Philosophes" (New Philosophers) movement in 1976.

Life and career

Early life

Lévy was born in Béni Saf, French Algeria, to a wealthy Algerian 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.

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PERSONAL: Born May 11, , in Beni Saf, Algeria; son of Andre and Ginett Lévy; children: Justine, Antonin.

Lévy became known as the founder of the “New Philosophers,” a circle of male thinkers including André Glucksman, Alain Finkielkraut, and Pascal.

After attending the Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, Lévy enrolled in the elite and highly selective École Normale Supérieure in 1968, from which he graduated with a degree in philosophy. Some of his professors there included prominent French intellectuals and philosophers Jacques Derrida and Louis Althusser.

Lévy is also a pre-eminent journalist, having started his career as a war reporter for Combat, the famous underground newspaper found