Benhamou akaberekerwa mumhuri yechiJudha yechiSphardic yakabva kuToledo, Spain, akabuda muAlgeria muna 1960 nevabereki vake panguva yehondo yeAlgeria yekusununguka
. Mhuri yake yakagara muGrenoble, France, kwaakakurira uye akapinda Lycée Champollion. Akaenderera mberi nezvidzidzo zvake muParis uye akapedza ne "diplôme d'Ingénieur" kubva kuÉcole nationale supérieure d'arts et métiers (Ai. 172), mudzidzi muduku zvikuru kugamuchira iri dhigirii. Iye gare gare akapiwa doctorate. Muna 1976, pazera remakore 20, Benhamou akatamira kuUnited States ndokunyoresa paStanford University. Akapedza kudzidza aine dhigirii reMaster of Science.