Aimee Ginsburg Bikel

Remembering JFR Jacob, India’s Jewish General

The first time I saw Lt. Gen. JFR Jacob, at Delhi’s Judah Hyam synagogue, I had no idea who he was. But his importance was obvious by the way everyone stood tall and switched to tones of reverence at his appearance. “He is a hero, our topmost Jew!” someone whispered to me. A woman in…