Haim Gitler

Haim Gitler (Hebrew: חיים גיטלר; born 1962) is an Israeli curator and researcher, specializing in the field of numismatics. He is chief curator of archaeology and curator of numismatics at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, as well as the President of the Israel Numismatic Society.

Born in Mexico, Gitler immigrated to Israel in 1974. He received his BA and MA in Archaeology from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and a PhD from Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland. Gitler joined the staff of the Israel Museum in 1987, becoming Curator of Numismatics in 1994. In 2013, he was appointed the Tamar and Teddy Kollek Chief Curator of Archaeology at the Israel Museum, overseeing the museum's Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Archeology Wing, the Shrine of the Book, and the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum.

Gitler's research focuses on coinages of the late Persian and early Hellenistic periods in Palestine, including Philistia, Samaria, Judea, and Edom. He has published extensively on various aspects of ancient numismatics and has participated in archaeological expeditions in Israel and Jordan. In addition to his curatorial and research work, Gitler has taught numismatics at the Hebrew University and Tel Aviv University, and serves on the Bank of Israel's Committee for Planning Coins, Banknotes, and Commemorative Issues. Provided by Wikipedia