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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

  • Peretz Community Passover Seder 2026
    Peretz Community Passover Seder 2026
    Sun, Mar 29
    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
  • Vancouver's Left-Wing Jews and the Politics of Respectability
    Vancouver's Left-Wing Jews and the Politics of Respectability
    Tue, Apr 07
    Apr 07, 2026, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. PDT
    Online
    Faith Jones discusses how the history of self-censorship and in-group political repression has shaped Vancouver's Jewish community and continues, in new forms, to the present day
  • Settler (Dis)placement: Interrogating Home on Coast Salish Territories
    Settler (Dis)placement: Interrogating Home on Coast Salish Territories
    Sat, Apr 11
    Apr 11, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    An art show featuring five local activist-artists from diverse Jewish cultures and who share a personal or ancestral history of immigration onto unceded, stolen Indigenous land
  • Kindervelt: Jewish Storytime for Kids at the Peretz Centre
    Kindervelt: Jewish Storytime for Kids at the Peretz Centre
    Event Series
    Sun, Apr 12
    Apr 12, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
    Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture, 6184 Ash St, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9, Canada
    Open up a world of Jewish cultural stories for children! All kids age 6 and under are invited to join us for an hour of stories, songs, and a craft
  • KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    KlezWest Monthly Klezmer Jam
    Event Series
    Sun, Apr 12
    Apr 12, 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)

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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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