The next AINA (American Israel Numismatic Association) forum will feature Dr. David Jacobson, Associate of the Faculty of Oriental Studies Faculty, University of Oxford, and winner of AINA's 2021 Shekel Prize Medal. The forum will be held jointly with the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society. Jacobson's talk will be about the subject of his book with the same title. The zoom talk will take place on August 22 at 7 PM in England, corresponding to 2 PM EST, 11 AM PST, and 9 PM in Israel. To receive an invitation, email Simcha Kuritzky, President of AINA, atamerisraelcoin@gmail.com.

Jacobson's work recounts the heroic story of the Maccabees and explains how they successfully took on the might of the Seleucid realm, illustrated by the coins issued by the main protagonists. The author writes:

David Jacobson will show how, Mel Wacks, President Emeritus of AINA, indicates

For further information about AINA, visit www.theshekel.org.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
DAVID JACOBSON WINS 2021 SHEKEL PRIZE(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n11a07.html)