Europe’s Stained Glass Is Stained With Antisemitism
I have done my share of traveling in Europe, and when I am there, I visit cathedrals.
Most are majestic, and they are filled with Christian art that would take a decent docent a decade to unpack for me.
I have never been to Brussels, though I would like to visit. And when I am there, I expect to make a special trip to the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula. That is the subject of Flora Cassen's new book, "Stained Glass: A Reflective History of Antisemitism."
The cathedral is, by all accounts, a masterpiece. Built between the 13th and 15th centuries, it rises above the old town on its own…
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