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Jacob Raz
Jacob Raz is professor of Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and Japanese culture at the Department of East Asian Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv. He is the author of numerous books an...view moreJacob Raz is professor of Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, and Japanese culture at the Department of East Asian Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv. He is the author of numerous books and articles on Buddhism, Japanese aesthetics, and Japanese anthropology, in Hebrew, English, Russian, and Japanese. He translated into Hebrew many masterpieces of Japanese literature and poetry. He also authored fiction and poetry books.
On November 24, 2006, he was awarded by the Japanese government the decoration “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” (Kunsho) for his contribution to Japanese studies and for his “outstanding contribution to the friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and Israel.”
Jacob Raz is a social activist, leading several NGO’s working in the fields of peace and social action, and the world of people with special needs. He is also active in the cultivation and dissemination of Buddhism as everyday practice in various professional, institutional, political, and personal spheres in the modern Western world.view less