I hold an undergraduate degree in Hebrew Studies and Comparative Religion from Charles University in Prague. My doctoral studies at Queen Mary, University of London, under the supervision of Prof Miri Rubin, focused on examining intellectual diversity within Ashkenazic Jewish communities during the late Middle Ages (1350–1500). After the completion of my PhD studies, I held a post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences, studying the intellectual profile of Jewish scholars active in late medieval Prague.
Currently, I serve as a Lecturer in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Since 2017, I have also held the position of head of the academic board at the Prague Centre for Jewish Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. Additionally, since 2022, I have taken on the role of Vice-Dean for International Relations at the Faculty of Arts.
My research primarily focuses on the cultural and religious interactions between medieval communities, particularly those interactions marked by explicit or implicit polemics. I am also interested in exploring the intellectual history of medieval Jewish communities in Europe, with an emphasis on the role of philosophy and biblical exegesis in Jewish education. I have contributed to the field through studies published in collective monographs (e.g., The Jews of Europe Around 1400: Disruption, Crisis, and Resilience, The Medieval Roots of Antisemitism: Continuities and Discontinuities from the Middle Ages to the Present Day, Studying the Arts in Late Medieval Bohemia) and I have also undertaken translation work, publishing commented Czech translations of the works of Nachmanides and Shem Tov ibn Falaquera.
I would like to use my skills and experience to contribute to the endeavours of the EAJS Executive Committee, with a focus on creating robust language training opportunities for students, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and promoting the vital role of Jewish studies and humanities in addressing present challenges in academia and society at large.