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Photograph of the Peretz Centre building taken from the street outside

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

  • Listening with Survivors: A Playback Theatre Event
    Listening with Survivors: A Playback Theatre Event
    Sun, Jun 08
    Jun 08, 2025, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 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.
  • Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Jun 13
    Jun 13, 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, and for June, filmmaker Rachel Epstein shares a gem of Peretz history with her documentary The Anarchist Lunch
  • 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
    Multiple Dates
    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 with a special, guided intro for beginners before the jam (all instruments and musicians welcome)
  • Celebration of Life for Gallia Chud
    Celebration of Life for Gallia Chud
    Sun, Jun 29
    Jun 29, 2025, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Please join Gallia's family and friends for an event to honour and celebrate her life and legacy

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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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