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Hear from Leading Yiddish Scholars and Artists in the Zhargon Speaker Series 2024
The 2024 Zhargon Speaker Series starts on Sunday, November 17th! Since the Zhargon: A Journey through the Histories of Yiddishkayt course started back in 2021, for each cohort, we extend and open our classroom learning to a series of public, online lectures that broaden our perspectives of Yiddish history and culture. Take a look at this year's amazing line up of scholars and artists.
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Nov 14, 20245 min read
2024-2026 Pnei Mitzvah Cohort Starts October 20th
Since 1965, the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture has helped more than 100 youth find new meanings in reinterpreting the traditional bar mitzvah rite of passage. We are thrilled to welcome back Matthew Gindin as Pnei Mitzvah teacher for the 2024-2026 cohort.
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Sep 11, 20244 min read
Registration for Fall 2024 Yiddish Classes is Now Open
Open up worlds of history, literature, and cultural expression in Yiddish, the spoken language of Ashkenazi Jews in Eastern and Central Europe for a thousand years! The Peretz Centre's fall semester starts soon for beginner and intermediate students in Vancouver, BC.
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Aug 14, 20242 min read
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