National exhibit of “secret” Jewish genius

The National Library of Israel is to display the notebooks of “Mr. Shushani,” or “Monsieur Chouchani,” who taught Elie Wiesel and the philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. He had a photographic memory of the Bible and Talmud and traveled the world while keeping his real identity secret.

https://www.jta.org/2021/10/19/israel/notebooks-of-mysterious-scholar-who-taught-elie-wiesel-emmanuel-levinas-to

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