Current talks, lectures and workshops
A sought-after keynote speaker, presenter and teacher, Paul Salmons has taught throughout Europe and the United States, as well as Israel, Argentina, Australia, South Africa and China.
Upcoming
Outside the Gates of Auschwitz: ‘Site-seeing, education and commemoration’
14 April 2022, Virtual panel discussion for The Holocaust and Genocide Research Partnership, London, book here
Recent
The Problem of Auschwitz
11 March 2022, Talk and workshop for Dutch Army Chaplains, Amsterdam
Frozen moments - what is revealed in the photographs of Auschwitz?
11 January 2022, Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and Union Station Kansas City, United States, watch here
QAnon and antisemitism: a dangerous nexus
20 October 2021, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York, United States, watch here
Advancing awareness and sparking change: Museums and libraries in the fight against antisemitism
17 October 2021, Center for Jewish History & jMuse, International Virtual Symposium, New York, United States, watch here
Teaching with artefacts: learning about the Holocaust through enquiry
30 September 2021, Holocaust Center for Humanity, Seattle, United States
Between trust and truth - Conspiracy thinking
Third in a series of three online public debates on Disinformation, Denial and Conspiracy Thinking.
29 September 2021, House of European History, Brussels, watch here
Using artefacts in teaching the Holocaust
1 July 2021, Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, Summer Institute for Teachers, United States
Approaches to Holocaust Education
A series of three interactive online workshops for Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, examining the key challenges facing teachers and learners in Holocaust education. The sessions will model effective pedagogical approaches; provide practical classroom activities; and share powerful and moving resources.
17, 25 and 27 June 2021, Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach, United States
Britain’s myths about the Holocaust
20 May 2021, National Holocaust Centre and Museum, Laxton, UK, watch here
Between trust and truth - Denial of crimes
Third in a series of three online public debates on Disinformation, Denial and Conspiracy Thinking.
28 April 2021, House of European History, Brussels, watch here
The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed. In conversation with Dr Wendy Lower.
27 April 2021, Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City, watch here
Between trust and truth - Disinformation
The first in a series of three online public debates on Disinformation, Denial, and Conspiracy Thinking.
31 March 2021, House of European History, Brussels, watch here
Auschwitz: Place, memory and education
In conversation with Paweł Sawicki and Thorsten Wagner
10 March 2021, FASPE and the Taube Centre, watch here
Frozen moments: what is revealed in the photographs of Auschwitz?
8 March 2021, Liberation 75 Online Symposium
Meeting the challenges of Holocaust education
8 March 2021, Liberation 75 Online Symposium
Seeing Auschwitz
5 Feb 2021, Association of Holocaust Organizations
The courage to care
In conversation with Sister Carol Rittner and Archbishop of Church of Sweden Antje Jackelén
28 January, Living History Forum, Sweden, watch here
Storytelling through objects, photographs and documents
A series of three professional development workshops, part of the Imperial War Museum’s Second World War and Holocaust Partnership Programme, supporting eight cultural heritage institutions across the United Kingdom.
20, 22 and 27 January 2021, Imperial War Museum, United Kingdom
Beyond the Perpetrator’s Gaze: Close Readings of Holocaust Photographs
16 January 2021, Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, United States
What cost democracy, and is it a price worth paying?
Part five of a series of five workshops on pedagogical approaches.
14 January 2021, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Meeting the challenges of Holocaust education
Part four of a series of five workshops on pedagogical approaches.
15 December 2020, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Constructing narratives, making meaning
Part three of a series of five workshops on pedagogical approaches.
10 December 2020, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Frozen moments - what is revealed in the photographs of Auschwitz?
Part two of a series of five workshops on pedagogical approaches.
2 December 2020, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Melbourne, Australia
What can be learned from a forensic study of Holocaust artefacts?
Part one of a series of five workshops on pedagogical approaches.
26 November 2020, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Auschwitz: Artefacts as Witness
9 November 2020, Rosenkranz Oration, Jewish Holocaust Centre, Melbourne, Australia. Watch here
Why do we teach about the Holocaust?
23 October 2020, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Presenting Auschwitz - implications for the classroom
20 October 2020. Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Centre, United States
Ordinary things? What can be learned from a forensic study of Holocaust artefacts?
13 October 2020, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Centre, United States
The future of Holocaust Museums
30 September 2020, Moderating International panel of experts hosted by Liberation 75, Canada
What cost democracy and is it a price worth paying?
19 August 2020, Segerstedt Institute, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Beyond the Perpetrator’s Gaze: Close Readings of Holocaust Photographs
16 August 2020, Ghetto Fighters’ House, Israel. Watch here