10 Facts About Simcha Jacobovici

Simcha Jacobovici's parents were Holocaust survivors from Iasi, Romania, who emigrated to then Mandatory Palestine in 1941.

Simcha Jacobovici explores the Jewish ancestry of the New Mexican Hispanic families now living in New Mexico and finds that many of them have always been aware of their Jewish heritage.

Simcha Jacobovici was involved as executive producer in the production of a documentary, Finding Atlantis, that was shown in March 2010 on the National Geographic Channel.

Simcha Jacobovici claimed that Atlantis had been found in Spain, and he said that evidence which was found by University of Hartford Professor Richard Freund included the unearthed emblem of Atlantis and he said that "Tarshish is Atlantis itself".

In 2016, Simcha Jacobovici directed Atlantis Rising for the National Geographic Channel; its executive producer was James Cameron.

Simcha Jacobovici is a three-time Emmy winner for Outstanding Investigative Journalism.

In 2012, Simcha Jacobovici investigated a Second Temple-era burial cave in Armon Hanatziv with a camera mounted on a robotic arm.

Simcha Jacobovici hosted three seasons of The Naked Archaeologist on VisionTV in Canada and The History Channel in the United States.

Simcha Jacobovici has written analysis pieces for The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, The Globe and Mail, Los Angeles Times and other newspapers.

Simcha Jacobovici has been interviewed on numerous television shows like Anderson Cooper 360, Larry King Live, ABC Nightline, The Oprah Winfrey Show, NBC Today Show and ABC Good Morning America.