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] 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] 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.