is a senior researcher at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. She also teaches at NYU in Prague. Her research and teaching focus on modern Jewish history in Europe, the history of Roma and Sinti, and refugee studies. In 2016, Čapková initiated the establishment of the Prague Forum for Romani Histories at the Institute of Contemporary History, which she has directed ever since. Since January 2025, after her transfer to the Charles University, the Prague Center for Romani Histories has become one of the research centers of the Faculty of Arts. One of the projects Čapková currently heads is www.romatestimonies.com, the world’s first systematic database of Romani and Sinti testimonies about the Second World War. In 2024, Čapková was awarded the prestigious Reimar Lüst Prize by the Humboldt Foundation and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. Read more about her numerous publications and activities here.

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