The Palestinian and Israeli Conflict: An Historical Perspective with Tod Witman

VIRTUAL EVENT 12:00 NOON APRIL 10TH

Mr. Witman will review the 4,000  year history of the region, expanding upon the well-received presentation he made as part of the panel discussion on the current Palestinian and Israeli conflict hosted by the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading January 17, 2024 at the McGlinn Conference and Spirituality Center, Alvernia University.

Tod Witman is a 32 year veteran educator in Berks County’s public schools, with the last 21 served at Schuylkill Valley High School.  He is a longtime teacher of Advanced Placement World History and World Cultures courses and has taught almost every Social Studies course offered at SVHS.  He has participated in multiple highly selective institutes designed for high school history teachers, including several from the Foreign Policy Association in New York City and the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia.  These range in topics from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to Iran’s interactions with the West to Russia’s foreign policy aspirations since the collapse of The Soviet Union.  In addition to teaching high school history, he is a scoring leader for the College Board’s annual AP World History Reading.  He has also served as an AP World History consultant for the College Board and the National Math and Science Initiative via a program that delivers Advanced Placement content to traditionally underserved student populations in New York City.  He founded the World Affairs Club and Model UN Team at Schuylkill Valley High School and has worked closely with the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading to bring international learning opportunities to students across Berks County.

This event will be held VIRTUALLY at 12:00 Noon April 10th.
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