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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

  • 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
  • Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir Sings Hanukkah!
    Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir Sings Hanukkah!
    Sun, Dec 06
    Dec 06, 2026, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
    Richmond Public Library, Brighouse, 7700 Minoru Gate #100, Richmond, BC V6Y 4C1, Canada
    The Richmond Public Library hosts a festive Hanukkah performance from the Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir with songs to mark the return of light at the moment of deepest darkness
Peretz Centre entrance

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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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