Statue of Jam Sahib, who sheltered Jewish children, unveiled in Israel: Read the history of why Poland and Israel still remember the “Good Maharaja”

A statue of Jamsaheb Digvijaysinh Jadeja, the former Maharaja of Nawanagar (now Jamnagar), was recently unveiled in Nevatim, southern Israel. The statue honours the compassion and empathy Jamsaheb displayed in sheltering Polish children (including Jewish children) during World War II.

An inscription below the statue of Jamsaheb is reads:

During the Holocaust, he saved many Jewish children at HIs own expense and sheltered them in his home, providing them with care and love.

A sentence from the Jewish scriptures is also quoted there, which reads – ‘Those who save one life save the whole world.’

An event was organised by the Indian Jewish Heritage Centre (IJHC) and the Cochin Jewish Heritage Centre (CJHC) to commemorate the Maharaja and to unveil his statue. The statue was supposed to be