Kaplan Centre, UCT

15/10/2026

To encounter Sound Me Out: A Lifetime of Music and Memories is to experience the extraordinary journey of a woman who has shaped the soundscape of South Africa. Jeanne’s story unfolds not only as a chronicle of personal achievement, but also as a reflection of our nation’s cultural evolution - one that spans from the apartheid years to a democracy still finding its harmony. Jeanne Zaidel-Rudolph arranged the composition of the South African national anthem and wrote its final verse.

Please RSVP with names and contact numbers to [email protected]

25/09/2026

This new Graduate Series aims to prep students for the world of work, network with industry leaders and create opportunities that benefit you.

Join us for this launch event on Thursday 8th of October, 1pm. Come and hear how Harry and Josh have created a leading business in Future Forex.

A collaboration with The Eliot Osrin Leadership Institute, Staffwise, Cape SAJBD, Chabad on Campus, ORT Jet and Entrepreneurs’ Network.

Please RSVP using the link attached: https://forms.gle/ya15jxHZvk4A4oyY8

See you there!

01/09/2026

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝘇𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗛𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. See details and application form at https://staffwise.org/jobs/head-hebrew-uhs/

27/03/2026

Please find below Emeritus Professor Milton Shain's book review of Steven Friedman's Good Jew, Bad Jew. Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Assault on Meaning

27/02/2026

The Kaplan Centre is pleased to share Ivor Chipkin's published essay on the ANC’s ‘organic crisis’, the ICJ case and South Africa’s foreign policy. This essay is based on a presentation made at the Kaplan Centre last year.

This article examines the decision by South Africa’s government to charge Israel with genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It situates this decision in the context of an ‘organic c...

25/02/2026

The Kaplan Centre is delighted to announce the publication of David Fachler's latest article in the Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs.
Please follow the link below to access.

Published in Israel Journal of Foreign Affairs (Ahead of Print, 2026)

21/02/2025

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to learn with a master thinker, presenter and human! Book now https://qkt.io/NetworkEvent

09/02/2025

We published a report on hate speech on social media that provides background to Trump's strange obsessions about South Africa: see pages 66-83
https://humanities.uct.ac.za/media/135871

16/10/2024

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17/09/2024

Please click on the link below to visit our brand new website The Jews of Parow -The History of a South African Community
https://ibali.uct.ac.za/s/the-jews-of-parow/page/about