Kaplan Centre
Rachel Bloch House - Isaac and Jessie Kaplan Centre | |
Formation | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
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Founder | Mendel Kaplan |
Headquarters | University of Cape Town, Madiba Cir, Rondebosch, Cape Town |
Director | Adam Mendelsohn |
Key people | Moshe Davis, Milton Shain |
Website | Kaplan Centre |
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
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f The First Twenty Five Years. Cape Town: Kaplan Centre. ISBN 9780799222968.
External links
- Official Website of the Kaplan Centre
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