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The Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture is a registered charity mandated to provide students of all ages with a progressive and modern Jewish cultural education. Our programs, events, and community initiatives are supported by our members, who contribute annual membership dues, volunteer, participate in our activities, and take an active role in Society governance.

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Support Accessible Community Spaces. Ever since the Peretz Institute was established in 1945, our members have invested in building a home that can sustain our work. From the theatre to the kitchen to our treasured Kirman Library (the largest Yiddish library in Western Canada!), our current building has provided spaces and facilities for classes, community events, and more since its doors opened in 2001. With the benefit of owning the property at 6184 Ash Street, we are able to fund the majority of our operations through facility rentals, which we offer to other community organizations at reasonable rates.

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Enable Revenue-Neutral Programming. We strive to pass along the benefits of building ownership to our members and the community at large by offering accessible, quality, and revenue-neutral educational opportunities, and provide any additional revenue to the local teachers, artists, scholars, and other cultural professionals who participate in our educational work. As a progressive institution, we also aim to provide fair compensation to the staff and contractors who take care of our building and facilitate our operations.

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By maintaining active membership at the Peretz Centre, you can take part in the continuous process of building our community and strengthening the roots that allow us to grow.