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The Peretz Centre building on Ash Street in Vancouver

The Peretz Centre

for Secular Jewish Culture

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

6184 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC

info@peretz-centre.org

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Upcoming Events

  • KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    Event Series
    Sun, Nov 08
    Nov 08, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Join a jam session of klezmer music (all instruments and musicians welcome)
  • Yiddish in Practice: Translating Songs from English into Yiddish
    Yiddish in Practice: Translating Songs from English into Yiddish
    Sun, Nov 08
    Nov 08, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Tamara Micner teaches a workshop for Yiddish language learners of all levels to translate songs from English into Yiddish
  • Di shvegerins (Les Belles-sœurs): A Yiddish Theatre Workshop
    Di shvegerins (Les Belles-sœurs): A Yiddish Theatre Workshop
    Thu, Nov 12
    Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Yiddish teacher and theatre artist Tamara Micner leads participants in learning about and experiencing Yiddish theatre and the fascinating québécois play translated by Goldie Morgentaler with Pierre Anctil.
  • Hester Street: A Yiddish Kino & Shmues
    Hester Street: A Yiddish Kino & Shmues
    Event Series
    Sun, Nov 15
    Nov 15, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Watch the bilingual Yiddish film Hester Street (1975) with other Yiddish learners and shmooze afterwards!
  • Peretz Peacenik Khanike Party
    Peretz Peacenik Khanike Party
    Sat, Nov 28
    Nov 28, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Latkes! Dancing! Live klezmer music! And more for a peacenik Hanukkah celebration open to all
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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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