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Organizations with offices at the Peretz Centre

Ahavat Olam Synagogue– Ahavat Olam is a progressive synagogue in Vancouver, BC that welcomes Jews of all backgrounds, affiliations and orientations. Rabbi: David Mivasair.

Jewish Film Festival – The Vancouver Jewish Film Festival is the longest running Jewish film festival in Canada. We have an established track record of being one of the best festivals of its type in North America.

Jewish Museum & Archives

Jewish Secular Humanist Organizations

Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations —The CSJO is composed of independent organizations whose unity of purpose is a secular expression of our Jewish heritage, with particular emphasis on the cultural and ethical precepts of Jewish learning.

Map of West Coast Cultural, Secular and Humanist Jewish Organizations created by Ilan Seid-Green.

Society for Humanistic Judaism — Humanistic Judaism is a nontheistic congregational alternative in contemporary Jewish life. It was established by Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan.

National Foundation for Jewish Culture — Founded by the Council of Jewish Federations, the NFJC works with artists, scholars, cultural institutions and community agencies to enhance the quality of Jewish life in America through the arts and humanities.

Centre for Cultural Judaism — Where cultural, secular, non-religious and humanistic Jews affirm and explore their historical Jewish roots and modern Jewish identity.

Jewish Organizations, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver — committed to building a strong, vibrant and enduring Jewish community in the Lower Mainland, in Israel and throughout the world by nurturing the values, practices and traditions which sustain and enrich Judaism and Jewish culture.

Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver Community Directory — an excellent "one-stop-shopping" directory linking to Vancouver's Jewish secular and religious organizations.

Community Calendar — Check the Federation's Community Calendar for upcoming events in the Vancouver Jewish community.

Jewish Independent — Vancouver's weekly Jewish newspaper for over 70 years. (Formerly, The Western Jewish Bulletin.)

Vancouver Magen David Adom — The Vancouver voice supporting Magen David Adom (MDA), the Red Star of David. In times of crisis, terror, and peace, MDA personnel are there for everyone in Israel – resident or tourist, regardless of religion or race. We do it because "to save one life is to save the entire world". Attend our events! Join our Facebook group! Help with donations, including donations-in-kind. Email: vancouver@cmdai.org

Other Sites of Interest

Vilnius Yiddish Institute — The VILNIUS YIDDISH INSTITUTE is the first Yiddish center of higher learning to be established in post-Holocaust Eastern Europe. Each August, the Institute offers the intensive four-week Vilnius Summer Program in Yiddish Language and Culture, attended by some seventy participants from around the world. During the academic year, it provides a rich selection of credit courses in Yiddish and East European Jewish Studies.

Jbooks.com: the online Jewish book community — Focuses on secular culture and ideas.

Jewish History Resources — Links to a variety of international Jewish history websites.