News & Updates

A new season of the Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir starts on Tuesday, September 9th! In honour of our 45th year (founded in 1980), choir member Dan Carkner shares reflections on the annual Spring Concert, "Doyres Zingen," which took place at the Peretz Centre on Sunday, June 15th, 2025. Read on to learn more about the choir and how to join (all singers are welcome).

Deadline: Sept. 15, 2025 | The Peretz Centre is calling for nominations for appointed members of our Anti-Racism Community Task Force, who will engage in meaningful, hands-on work to create concrete policy recommendations that strengthen our commitment to and capacity for action against racism.

The Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture is proud to present Discovering Doikayt, a new initiative launched with support from a $70,000 grant from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s National Anti-Racism Fund.

A new project just in time for our 80th anniversary, Four Pillars of Peretz is a rollicking celebration of four women—Bluma Field, Sylvia Friedman, Claire Klein Osipov and Gallia Chud—and their invaluable contributions to our community.

Deadline: June 15, 2025 | The Peretz Centre in Vancouver is recruiting a project manager for a new Task Force for Social Change in the Jewish Community, who will facilitate the development of strategic, intersectional, and thoughtful policy recommendations targeted towards systemic issues of justice.

Deadline: June 1, 2025 | The Peretz Centre in Vancouver is recruiting experienced, caring, and creative camp counsellors for a new summer program for youth (8-15) to explore Jewish arts and culture and participate in intergenerational learning. Up to three paid positions are available.

Combining storytelling, visual arts and original klezmer-inspired music, Shterna and the Lost Voice reimagines Jewish folklore for a contemporary audience.

Last Thursday on the 12th of Nissan 5785, beloved Peretznik Gallia Chud passed away at the age of 101. We honour her memory.

This spring at the Peretz Centre, we're hosting three Passover/Peysakh gatherings for members and friends.

Everyone gets a part at auditions for a one-time Purim shpiel: Satire! Solidarity! Jew-cy queer critique and so much more...