“At night, I strain my ear and my heart”
Every evening, you listen to night owls on Europe 1. Tell us…
Anonymously, if they wish, listeners confide live their joys and their sorrows, sometimes very intimate. Others, who listen to them, speak out about their own problems and react by SMS or via social networks. A sort of large human chain has been created thanks to this show.
What does this way of listening say about you?
My taste of others. When I was little, I was confined to my bed because of a clubfoot. My only distraction was being interested in others. A lawyer by training, I combine law with psychology when faced with difficult situations. I lend my ear and my heart, which allows me to give the best advice possible.
Who would you dream of hosting a show with?
With the late Macha Béranger, for her voice and the strength of her listening skills. And Frédéric Lopez and Sophie Davant, for their ability to get their guests talking.
Who is the most important person in your family?
Esther, my mother. She taught me dignity, hope, and that nothing is ever lost, convinced that, if the Creator sends us trials, he also gives us the strength to endure them if we have faith.
A gene you’re happy to have inherited?
Resilience. My parents were 18 years old and penniless when they came from Morocco. They gave their six children a great education. This is what I pass on to my three children.
You have three days, a backpack and no car, where are you going?
On the road to Santiago de Compostela, which I hope to travel one day. Walking frees thought, opens us to silence and puts us face to face with ourselves.
A solidarity initiative that touched you?
Operation Salomon, which in May 1991 enabled the evacuation, in a few days, of thousands of Falashas, the Jews of Ethiopia, to Israel.
Who are you praying for?
For my missing parents. For my wife, who died in 2006, when we were 40 years old. And for all the sick. While they are confined to a hospital bed, life goes on, often indifferent to their loneliness.
