Background
Gitin, Seymour was born on January 12, 1936 in Buffalo. Son of Harry and Ida (Sterman) Gitin.
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Gitin, Seymour was born on January 12, 1936 in Buffalo. Son of Harry and Ida (Sterman) Gitin.
Bachelor, University Buffalo, 1956. BAHL, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1959. MAHL, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1962.
Doctor of Philosophy, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1980. Doctor of Divinity, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1988.
Rabbi, Temple Beth Hillel, North Hollywood, California, 1964-1967;
rabbi, director education, Temple Israel, Long Beach, California, 1967-1968;
director admissions, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1968-1970;
director and professor archaeology, W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeol. Research, American School Oriental Rs, Jerusalem, since 1980. Co-director Tel Miqne-Ekron Excavations and Publications Project, since 1981.
Director Tel Dor Excavations in association with E. Stern, 1980. Field archaeologist, Tell Gezer Excavations, 1972, 73, Jebel Qa'aqir Excavations, 1971. Adjunct associate professor Brandeis U., 1981-1982.
Lecturer Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, 1977-1978. Coordinator development Albright Artifact Collections, 1980-1987;curator Nelson Glueck Study Collection, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, 1977-1979.
Captain United States Air Force, 1962-1964. Member American School Oriental Research (associate editor since 1987), Israel Exploration Society (board directors since 1985), Berman Institute Biblical Archaeology (advisory board since 1990).
Married Cheryl Janice Chafetz, August 19, 1975. Children: Michal, Adam, Talya.