Alexander H. Joffe

Alexander H. Joffe (born 1959) Alex Joffe is an archaeologist and historian of the Near East. Joffe grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, graduated from Cornell University in 1981 with a B.A in History and received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona in 1991. From 1980 to 2003 he participated in and directed archaeological research in Israel, Jordan, Greece and the United States. Joffe has taught at Pennsylvania State University and SUNY Purchase. Joffe married Rachel S. Hallote, the daughter of writer Cynthia Ozick, in 1992.

Alexander H. Joffe

Alexander H. Joffe (born 1959) Alex Joffe is an archaeologist and historian of the Near East. Joffe grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, graduated from Cornell University in 1981 with a B.A in History and received an M.A. and Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona in 1991. From 1980 to 2003 he participated in and directed archaeological research in Israel, Jordan, Greece and the United States. Joffe has taught at Pennsylvania State University and SUNY Purchase. Joffe married Rachel S. Hallote, the daughter of writer Cynthia Ozick, in 1992.