The Mission of the Holocaust Resource Center is to:
Teach the lessons of the Holocaust
Remember the survivors and victims
Promote social justice, civic responsibility, and human rights
History of HRC
Meet the Team
Lauren Bloomberg
Director of Engagement, HRC
(she/her)Lauren joins the Holocaust Resource Center after a long career working in Jewish Education. She received her Honors Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies, her Bachelor of Education, and a certificate in Hebrew and Judaic Studies from York University in Toronto. Lauren spent her junior year studying at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In addition, Lauren was a Lainer Intern for Jewish Education of North America. Over the past 20 years she has taught in multiple Jewish schools in Canada and the US working with children of all ages. Lauren moved to Buffalo in 2008 and lives with her husband Rich, teenagers Marlowe and Reid, and her dog Buffy.
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Mandy Weiss
Director of Operation, HRC
(she/her)Mandy has held many roles with the Buffalo Jewish Federation and, in addition to working with HRC, she works with her colleagues throughout Jewish Buffalo to seek and develop new ways to strengthen the community through local partner grants, as well as Israel and overseas partner grants and the Partnerhsip2Gether program. Born and raised in Chicago, she spent many years there working for Hillel and the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago. Mandy and her family have loved calling Buffalo home since moving here in 2015. When not in the office, Mandy can be found out and about with her kids, biking in the summer and embracing winter on the ski slopes or on their backyard skating rink.
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Leadership Council
Dr. Ann Marie Carosella, Past Chair
Jeff Blum, Community Engagement Chair
Judge Lisa Bloch Rodwin, Social Justice Chair
Monica Neuwirt, Honoring Survivors, Victims and Descendants Chair
Naomi Haefner, Education Chair
Justin Loeber, Teacher Support Chair
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Community Partners
Anne Frank Project
Improving the world one story at a time.
The Anne Frank Project uses storytelling as a vehicle for community building, conflict resolution, and identity exploration. Inspired by the wisdom of Anne Frank, AFP surfaces and shares stories stifled by oppression.
The Academy for Human Rights
Ensuring a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
Founded in 2008 by several teachers in Buffalo, the Academy for Human Rights (formerly known as The Summer Institute for Human Rights) was originally created to host a summer program for high school students. This Summer Symposium continues today, running for five days each July. In 2015, the Academy for Human Rights began offering professional development opportunities for teachers throughout the year as well.