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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

  • Klezmer & Yiddish Dance Workshops with Christina Crowder and Maia Brown
    Klezmer & Yiddish Dance Workshops with Christina Crowder and Maia Brown
    Sun, Feb 22
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Feb 22, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Deepen your connection to Yiddish culture through movement and music with two workshops, offered by celebrated klezmorim and teachers Maia Brown and Christina Crowder
  • KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    Event Series
    Sun, Mar 15
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Mar 15, 2026, 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 (all instruments and musicians welcome)
  • Peretz Community Passover Seder 2026
    Peretz Community Passover Seder 2026
    Sun, Mar 29
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Mar 29, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Join the Peretz community's annual Peysakh Seyder with our Secular Humanist haggadah, Holocaust memorial service, traditional Pesach meal (vegan option), and performances by the Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir
  • Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Fraytik tsu Nakht Cultural Shabbes & Potluck
    Event Series
    Fri, Apr 17
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture
    Apr 17, 2026, 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 the rest is TBA!
  • Postponed: Give Alms to the Jewish King Lear: Eldercare in Yiddish Literature
    Postponed: Give Alms to the Jewish King Lear: Eldercare in Yiddish Literature
    Zhargon Speaker Series
    New date and time is TBA
    Online
    New date and time is TBA
    Online
    Dr. Gabriella Safran asks how Jewish migrants around the turn of the 20th century used literature, plays, and songs to work through questions about caring for elderly family members they left behind

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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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