For the first time, researchers have conducted a quantified analysis of the Roman siege at Masada. The team, from Tel Aviv University’s Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, used a blend of ...

When the Romans breached the walls of Masada, they found not an enemy to conquer but a silence that would echo across two ...

About 10 years ago, Alice Hoffman, a screenwriter and author of more than 30 books, visited the ancient ruins of Masada for the first time. As she walked amid the crumbling cisterns, the synagogue and ...

The mountain fortress of Masada is one of Israel's most prominent UNESCO sites, and stands as a symbol of ancient Jewish resistance. Eitan Campbell, the former director of Masada National Park, spoke ...

Not exactly a call to arms perhaps, but it was a call for muscular arms, strong backs and sturdy legs, along with energy, commitment and a readiness to rough it. On 11 August 1963, under the headline ...

A love story inspired by the historic events that occurred at Masada, the site of one of the most symbolic acts in Jewish history, where rebels committed suicide rather than subjecting themselves to ...

Politics, Birthright Israel trips and a powerful myth animate ‘Diaspora.’ Few places are as iconic in Jewish life as Masada, the desert stronghold where, as the story goes, a courageous group of Jews ...

"You cannot surrender, you cannot give up. You should fight to the last second," the young Israeli boy said after scratching his head and thinking for just a few seconds. He was talking about what he ...

A love story inspired by the historic events that occurred at Masada, the site of one of the most symbolic acts in Jewish history, where rebels committed suicide rather than subjecting themselves to ...

There is no curtain at this opera house, other than the darkness that descends over the Judean desert. But at 9:30 p.m., the stage lights up and music echoes across the rocks up to the ruins of one of ...