Professor and historian Dr. Art Pitz will discuss the tumultuous history of the Middle East in his presentation, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History in Four Parts.

****DR. Pitz just returned from a month in Israel where he was briefed by the Foreign Ministry, visited Sha'ar Hanegev and Sapir College, and traveled to the West Bank and to a Palestinian refugee camp.

The series will be held at the Rock Island Main Library,  401 19th Street, on Mondays, August 2nd and 9th, and at the Moline Public Library, 3130 41st Street, on Mondays, August 16th and 23rd.

Each session will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Dr. Pitz will provide a balanced, in-depth portrayal of the tumultuous history of this region.  The series of presentations is free and does not require registration.

The schedule is as follows:

Part 1: Late 19th Century to WWI

Monday, August 2nd at Rock Island Main Library,6:00 p.m.

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Part 2: WWI to the U.N. Partition Resolution of 1947

Monday, August 9th at Rock Island Main Library, 6:00 p.m.

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Part 3: 1948 Israeli War for Independence/Naqba (Catastrophe) for Palestinians to the Six Day War of 1967

Monday, August 16th at Moline Public Library, 6:00 p.m.

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Part 4: 1967 to Present

Monday, August 23rd at Moline Public Library, 6:00 p.m.

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****These presentations are sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, the Rock Island Main Library, and Friends of the Moline Public Library.

For more information call Jennifer at (309) 524-2475, Kris at (309) 732-7341, or the Jewish Federation at (309) 793-1300.