Channa Zaccai is a PhD candidate in Jewish history, where she studies the migration history of Israeli Jews in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2025, specifically diaspora formation, identity construction and integration in local Jewish communities. Her research stemmed from her master thesis where she studied experiences and narratives of belonging of Israeli female combat soldiers. Channa is also Principcal Researcher of the study "Memories of the Holocaust in Jewish families" within the project "War and freedom in three generations" for the National Committee 4 and 5 May. In addition, she teaches the course Introduction to Area Studies to Hebrew and Arabic language students. Previously, Channa taught social science at the University of Utrecht, including courses on migration and minority relations, academic skills and research methods. Research interests include diaspora and migration studies, Jewish history, Israel studies, gender, society and politics.

She obtained her bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences with a minor in Conflict studies and Human rights at the University of Utrecht (2009); and graduated with a master's degree in Sociology (Gender studies) and Political Science (Conflict studies) at the University of Amsterdam (2012).