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The Peretz Centre

for Secular Jewish Culture

We believe in a diverse, connected, and engaged Judaism that contributes to a just and compassionate world.

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Upcoming Events

  • Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Fri, May 16
    May 16, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Our monthly Secular Humanist Shabbes celebration, potluck dinner, and for May, Daniel Carkner shares his latest archival research on the rich cultural and political life of immigrant Jewish mutual aid societies in NYC, from their rise at the turn of the 20th century to their decline.
  • Shterna and the Lost Voice: A New Yiddish Folktale from the Magid Ensemble
    Shterna and the Lost Voice: A New Yiddish Folktale from the Magid Ensemble
    Mon, May 19
    May 19, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    A vivid, immersive storytelling experience exploring the interplay of sound, story, light, and shadow.
  • Listening with Survivors: A Playback Theatre Event
    Listening with Survivors: A Playback Theatre Event
    Sun, Jun 08
    Jun 08, 2025, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Join us for an evening of deep listening and shared reflection as monologues from Holocaust survivors open into a live, interactive performance with Vancouver Playback Theatre.
  • Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir's 2025 Spring Concert
    Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir's 2025 Spring Concert
    Sun, Jun 15
    Jun 15, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Doyres Zingen / Generations Sing! VJFC celebrates the Peretz Centre's 80th anniversary in Yiddish and Ladino
  • KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    Sun, Jun 22
    Jun 22, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Join a jam session of klezmer music and Yiddish dance (all instruments and musicians welcome)

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Special Statement from the Board of Directors

November 2023: As a secular, humanist Jewish organization, the Peretz Centre abhors the loss of life and the suffering of all those affected by the Israeli/Hamas conflict and supports all efforts to achieve an early and long lasting solution.

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