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Algeria Bernard-Henri Lévy is a philosopher, journalist, filmmaker, and public intellectual known for his significant contributions to the "New Philosophers" movement and his active involvement in global political and humanitarian issues.
Bernard-Henri Lévy's book *Israel Alone* was featured and discussed in an article within Commentary, highlighting his philosophical insights on the October 7th event.
France tv distribution acquired international sales rights for Bernard-Henri Lévy and Marc Roussel's documentary *Slava Ukraini*, indicating a distribution partnership for the film.
Lévy published a series of essays, "In the Footsteps of Tocqueville," for *The Atlantic Monthly* between May and November 2005. These essays were later compiled into a book.
Random House published the English version of Lévy's book *L'Esprit du Judaisme*, titled *The Genius of Judaism*, in January 2017.
Bernard-Henri Lévy's documentary film, *Peshmerga*, was selected by the Cannes Film Festival for a special screening in its official selection in 2016.
Yale University Press published Lévy's book *The Will to See: Dispatches from a World of Misery and Hope* in 2021.
Wicked Son published Lévy's book *Israel Alone* in 2024.
In October 2024, Lévy signed an open letter written by the pro-Israel organization Creative Community for Peace, criticizing boycotts of Israeli authors and literary institutions.
Bernard-Henri Lévy was born in Béni Saf, French Algeria, on November 5, 1948, to an affluent Sephardic Jewish family. His family relocated to Paris a few months after his birth. Lévy’s father, André Lévy, was the founder of a successful timber company, Becob, from which he inherited a substantial fortune in 1995. Lévy pursued his education at prestigious institutions in France, including the Lycée Pasteur and Lycée Louis-le-Grand, and later the École Normale Supérieure, where he studied under Jacques Derrida and Louis Althusser, earning a teaching license in philosophy in 1971.
Lévy’s career began with an early interest in journalism and international affairs. In 1971, inspired by André Malraux’s call for an International Brigade, he became a war correspondent for *Combat*, covering the Bangladesh Liberation War. This experience laid the foundation for his first book, *Bangla-Desh, Nationalisme dans la révolution* (1973). Upon his return to France, Lévy lectured at the University of Strasbourg and the École normale supérieure, becoming a prominent figure in the “New Philosophers” movement (Nouveaux Philosophes) in 1976. This group, disillusioned with communist and socialist ideologies following the May 1968 events in France, advocated for a moral critique of Marxist and socialist dogmas.
Throughout his career, Lévy has consistently engaged in political activism and social involvement, spanning decades. In the 1990s, he advocated for intervention in the Bosnian War, drawing parallels to the Holocaust to emphasize the need for international response to mass atrocities. His work has often involved extensive travel to conflict zones and areas of humanitarian crisis, which serves as inspiration for his numerous books and films. Lévy’s documentary *Peshmerga* (2016) explores the Kurdish fight against Daesh, and *The Will to See* (2022) documents various global humanitarian crises. He has also directed multiple documentaries on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including *Slava Ukraini* (2023) and *Glory to the Heroes* (2023). Lévy’s influence extends to public discourse, where he is known for taking strong positions on contemporary political and social issues.
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