TV NOVA - Season 27 Episode 17 : Lost Tribes of Israel NOVA - Season 27 Episode 17 : Lost Tribes of Israel 7.008/10 by 131 users At the heart of Jewish tradition lies the haunting mystery of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Ever since their defeat and banishment by the Assyrians in 722 BC., the Lost Tribes fate has inspired countless claims to Jewish ancestry by groups scattered on every continent. But now, surprisingly, new advances in genetics are dispelling myth and fantasy, and raising a curtain on the forgotten reality of the dispersal that happened so many centuries ago. This story will follow the first attempt to use the new tests to investigate a seemingly improbable African candidate for a Lost Tribe. It will dramatize a scientific quest that leads from the gene labs of London to the remote bush country of Zimbabwe and the lunar-like desert wilderness of southern Yemen. Details Casts Posters Images Title NOVA - Season 27 Episode 17 : Lost Tribes of Israel Alternative Titles PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova First Air Date 1974-03-03 Last Air Date 2025-09-24 Number of Episodes 1012 Number of Seasons 52 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List NOVA Season 27 :Episode 1 Fall of the Leaning Tower Fall of the Leaning Tower 1999-10-05 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 2 Time Travel Time Travel 1999-10-12 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 3 The Killer's Trail The Killer's Trail 1999-10-19 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 4 Island of the Spirits Island of the Spirits 1999-11-02 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 5 Decoding Nazi Secrets Decoding Nazi Secrets 1999-11-09 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 6 Voyage of Doom Voyage of Doom 1999-11-23 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 7 Electric Heart Electric Heart 1999-12-21 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 8 Tales from the Hive Tales from the Hive 2000-01-04 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 9 Lost on Everest Lost on Everest 2000-01-18 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 10 Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1) Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1) 2000-02-01 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 11 Diamond Deception Diamond Deception 2000-02-01 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 12 Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2) Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2) 2000-02-08 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 13 Trillion Dollar Bet Trillion Dollar Bet 2000-02-08 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 14 Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3) Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3) 2000-02-15 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 15 Mystery of the First Americans Mystery of the First Americans 2000-02-15 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 16 Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4) Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4) 2000-02-22 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 17 Lost Tribes of Israel Lost Tribes of Israel 2000-02-22 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 18 Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5) Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5) 2000-02-29 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 19 What's Up with the Weather? What's Up with the Weather? 2000-04-18 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 20 Stationed in the Stars Stationed in the Stars 2000-04-25 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 27 :Episode 21 The Vikings The Vikings 2000-05-09 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...