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The Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies and Research is an institute located in Cape Town, South Africa dedicated to Jewish studies.[1] It is an autonomous centre with its own governing body and located within the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Cape Town.[1] The centre is the only one of its kind in South Africa.[1] It seeks to promote the learning of Jewish studies and research at the university and has a special focus on the South African Jewish community.[1] As well as producing a new generation of scholars, the Centre trains teachers for the Jewish Day School system.[1]

History

Corner stone of the Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre at UCT

It was established in 1980 under the terms of a gift to the University of Cape Town by the Kaplan Kushlick Foundation and in honour of the parents of Mendel Kaplan and his brother, Robert.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f The First Twenty Five Years. Cape Town: Kaplan Centre. ISBN 9780799222968.

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