“The words of the sages are like glowing embers”
Levinas says in an interview: “I am extremely grateful for what I learned from him [Shoshani]. In a haggadic text of the […]
Elie Wiesel in an interview in 1978 talks about Shushani / Chouchani / Shoshani / שושני
In an interview of Elie Wiesel in 1978: INTERVIEWER What about Rav Mordechai Shushani? Where did you and he meet? WIESEL We […]
Who was Mister Shushani? Qui était Monsieur Chouchani?
Monsieur Chouchani (? – 1968), or “Shushani,” is the nickname of an otherwise anonymous and enigmatic Jewish teacher who taught a small number of […]
Emmanuel Levinas says about his Master Shushani
Emmanuel Levinas says about his Master Shushani: “As human beings we are not worth a lot, but next to this man we […]
Elie Wiesel écrit sur Monsieur Chouchani – Elie Wiesel wrote about Mister Shoshani
Elie Wiesel écrit sur son Maitre : “Mystère sept fois vérrouillé. Il ne parlait de lui-même que pour dérouter : oui et […]
Monsieur Chouchani’s page on Facebook www.facebook.com/ChouchaniShushani
Monsieur Chouchani’s page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChouchaniShushani Same message again, important: We are producing a movie about Mister Shushani / Monsieur Chouchani / מר שושני If you […]
How many published books were written thanks to Mister Shushani?
Professeur Shalom Rosenberg dit de son maitre MonsieurChouchani : “On n’imagine pas le nombre de livres parus qui lui doivent tout.” Professor Shalom […]
Admiration of a tramp by Professor Emmanuel Levinas
His disciple Emmanuel Levinas says about Mister Shushani that he was not impressed at first sight by the man. But after this […]
Shoshani’s theory about the truth
Professor Shalom Rosenberg says about his Master Mister Shoshani: “He had a theory about the mystification of the truth. He thought that […]
Mister Shoshani was “taking” books of others
“Les livres appartiennent à ceux qui les lisent.” disait-il. “Books belong to those who read them.” he used to say. “הוא היה […]
Monsieur Shoshani about “civility”
“כל המקבל עליו עול תורה, מעבירין ממנו עול מלכות ועול דרך ארץ” פרקי אבות ג’ ו Maximes des Pères (3,6) “Quiconque […]