Ivana Koutníková

Ivana Koutníková has studied in the Czech Republic, Austria, Israel, and Sweden, and holds BA and MA degrees in Jewish Studies, German Studies, and History. A Baruch Spinoza Fellow at Paideia in 2013–2014, she has worked in Jewish education and cultural management for more than ten years, including at Centropa and CET Academic Programs in Prague. She currently serves as Director of Cultural Programs and Co-Director of the Jewish Profile Courses at Paideia. She is also pursuing a PhD in Modern History at Charles University in Prague, focusing on the Holocaust and World War II in Central Europe. She is a co-editor of Sweden’s World War II Dilemmas. Case Study: Czechoslovakia (2020).