Oral History Collection
In the 1980s the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies undertook a large oral history project designed to record the memories of Jews of Lithuanian-origin who settled in South Africa before and after the First World War.
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Report
The Kaplan Centre, working with KAS Media Africa and the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre, have published a report on racism, xenophobia, and antisemitism on social media in South Africa.
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Explore new scholarship
The Kaplan Centre produces much new work that focuses on the past and present of Jews in South Africa. Explore our latest attitudinal and demographic studies or delve into the past.
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Community History Online
Join an online conference: preserving the footprint of the SA Jewish comminity online.
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Jews in South Africa: New directions in research
UCL, Institute of Jewish Studies in partnership with the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Cape Town presents: Jews in South Africa: New directions in research.
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A Demographic Snapshot of the Cape Town Jewish Community
In 2017, the Kaplan Centre initiated a comprehensive study of the Cape Town community. This report outlines some of the demographic information collected during the course of that project.
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