Holocaust Resource Center IS NOW
REMEMBER
the Survivors and Victims
Holocaust Education Resource Organization
TEACH
the lessons of the Holocaust
EMPOWER
future generations to take action
In 1983, with the unwavering support of the Buffalo Jewish Federation and a non-sectarian group of founders, under the leadership of Toby Ticktin Back, the Holocaust Resource Center was established. Over the last 40 years, we have remembered and honored our Holocaust survivors and victims through our signature commemorations, programming, and meal deliveries. We continue to teach the lessons of the Holocaust through our vibrant Speakers Bureau, our Teachers Conference, and Arts and Writing Contest. We promote social justice and civic responsibility by honoring members of the community with the Sophia Veffer Upstander Award and responding to incidents of antisemitism and Jew-Hatred. From our work, over the last 40 years, we have learned our world and our community’s needs have changed and we have new challenges. Consequently, the need to have a name that reflects who we are is imperative. We do not have a physical space, our place is being firmly immersed in the community, reaching out and being accessible to meet people and organizations in their own space. As a result, The Holocaust Resource Center transitioned to the Holocaust Education Resource Organization. Our purpose and mission will remain the same, remembering the survivors and victims, teaching the lessons of the Holocaust and empowering future generations to take positive action.