A bloodmobile donated to Magen David Adom in memory of Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks has been dedicated in Israel.

Members of the Sacks family joined MDA leaders for the ceremony at the organisation’s new National Blood and Logistics Centre in Ramla.

A fundraising drive generated the £135,000 required to purchase the vehicle, which will tour the country to collect blood from up to 80 donors a day.

An inscription on one side of the vehicle describes Lord Sacks as a “giant of world Jewry whose impact crossed faiths and borders”. The other side is a pertinent quote from Rabbi Sacks: “At the heart of Judaism is the principle of the sanctity of life.”

Lady Elaine Sacks said that “to remember my dear husband in this life-saving way in Eretz Yisrael is so very special”.

She was presented with a mezuzah replicating those adorning the door frames of the blood centre.