The legend of Masada is etched into Jewish lore: For years, the story goes, ancient Jews held out in a desert fortress against their Roman foes. Now, researchers from Tel Aviv University have ...
Q: Can you tell me what happened at Masada in Israel? JK Answer: Today, Masada is a popular tourist attraction in Israel. Its rugged beauty, cultural symbolism and fascinating history lure visitors ...
At Masada in the year 74, over 900 rebels chose death before surrender, an extreme stand for freedom. Masada is a famous episode in Jewish history. It was long an icon of Israeli nationalism, although ...
Q: Why would a man want his son's bar mitzvah to take place at the base of Mount Masada? -- K., Wisconsin A: The desert mountain on the shore of the Dead Sea -- which served as the last stand for ...
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Birthday of Joseph Goldstein, American biochemist who received the 1985 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that human cells have low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors that ...
Did hundreds of Jews really commit suicide at Masada? Historian Shaye Cohen compares Josephus' account with recent archaeological evidence. From "Masada: Literary Tradition, Archaeological Remains, ...