page_title: Yoram Tsafrir
hierarchical_section_title: Yoram Tsafrir
caption_attribution_description: עברית: פרופסור יורם צפריר משמאל ביום עיון לזכרו של אמיר דרורי מייסד רשות העתיקות ומנהלה הראשו שהתקיים בטבריה
context_page_description: Yoram Tsafrir was an Israeli archaeologist. His research has included the Byzantine influence on ancient synagogues, demography of Palestine in the Byzantine period. He led excavations at Beit She'an, and at Rehoboth. He was Professor Emeritus in the University of Hebrew, University of Jerusalem, and in the Institute of Archaeology. He was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  Tsafrir died in a hospital in Jerusalem, Israel from a heart attack at the age of 77.
context_section_description: Yoram Tsafrir (30 January 1938 in Kfar Azar – 23 November 2015) was an Israeli archaeologist. His research has included the Byzantine influence on ancient synagogues, demography of Palestine in the Byzantine period. He led excavations at Beit She'an, and at Rehoboth. He was Professor Emeritus in the University of Hebrew, University of Jerusalem, and in the Institute of Archaeology. He was a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
  Tsafrir died in a hospital in Jerusalem, Israel from a heart attack at the age of 77.
caption: Tsafrir in March 2015
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