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100 1 a| Cassen, Flora,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjM4kKgr8vVQcrBjvhYDxC;

245 10 a| Stained glass :b| a reflective history of antisemitism /c| Flora Cassen.;

300 a| xxi, 335 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

520 a| "In Stained Glass, Flora Cassen offers a deeply personal and intellectually rich exploration of Jewish life in Europe, from the shadows of the medieval past to the aftermath of the Holocaust and into the present. Blending memoir, family history, and historical analysis, she illuminates how old myths and prejudices about Jews continue to shape Jewish identity today. Drawing from her upbringing in Antwerp's Jewish community and her later life in America, Cassen weaves together historical events, family narratives, and contemporary challenges to paint a vivid portrait of Jewish experience in modern Europe. At once intimate and analytical, she reflects on childhood fears of being identified as Jewish, connecting these anxieties to the trauma of historical persecution and the Holocaust. The book also offers a comparative analysis of Jewish life in Europe and America, highlighting the vibrancy of American Judaism while acknowledging rising concerns about antisemitism in the United States. By juxtaposing these experiences, Stained Glass invites readers to reflect on the future of Jewish communities in a world that is increasingly fractured and uncertain"--c| Provided by publisher.;

505 0 a| Foreword by Yossi Klein Halevi -- Preface: A Jew-free Europe? -- Jonathas' story -- Walking on history -- Culture shocks -- History doesn't change, only our interpretation of it does -- The Dutch synagogue in the Belgian shtetl -- Learning from the past -- In the shadow of the Shoah -- A history of tears or resilience? -- Medieval anti-Judaism -- Christ killers past and present -- The story that never dies -- The Jewish badge in Renaissance Italy -- Wake up, Flora! -- Getting slapped by both wings -- Teaching about hate -- Monuments in the present -- Anti-Judaism in the West -- Survival by design -- Two women in Atwerp -- When Spain and Portugal expelled Beatrice (1492-1497) -- Inquisition -- From Lisbon to Antwerp -- Beatrice's story -- Hidden identities, double selves -- Pola's Antwerp -- The Belgian exodus -- Life under Nazi occupation -- A wartime marriage -- The lemon on my seder plate -- Looking Jewish -- Crossing the Pyrenees mountains -- Arrested -- In the Congo -- A new life -- Becoming colonists -- Exile, not home -- Meanwhile, back home -- Friendships -- The histories I carry -- Holding the contradictions -- Tell me about Mala -- No one saw him die -- Mala's escape -- In Mala's broke house -- A house build on shaky foundatioins -- Marching into the past -- Maybe it's better to forget? -- I was twenty in 1945 -- Everyone learning the lessons of the Holocause, except ... -- An old Christian reproach -- Like the cross at Auschwitz -- The backlash years -- The price and politics of memory -- Pink, fat, and wealthy Jews -- Jews and money: An old myth -- Don't touch our carnival -- The Jewish soccer team -- Who? -- Hannah and Irena -- To stay or go? -- Why not there? -- Jewish women protesting -- In my classroom -- Definitions, definitions ... -- October 7 -- Loneliness -- A verbal ghetto -- Gaza -- Could I come up with better words? -- Replacism and Eliminationism -- The myth of elimination as justice -- A Christian transfer of guilt --A Replacist and an Eliminationist meet in a bar -- Which past in our future -- Not the Holocaust but the Middle Ages -- Court Jews -- Protection or rights? -- The personal is political -- What I learned from a disappeared suitcase -- Who stole the carp?;

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650 0 a| Antisemitism.;

650 0 a| Jewsx| Social conditions.;

650 0 a| Resilience (Personality trait);

650 0 a| Jewish families.;

650 0 a| Jewish art.;

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700 1 a| Klein Halevi, Yossi,d| 1953-e| writer of foreword.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfmqf4vgqCHKcJJqC9kXd;

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Stained glass : a reflective history of antisemitism / Flora Cassen.

Author/creator	Cassen, Flora author.
Other author	Klein Halevi, Yossi, 1953- writer of foreword.
Format	Book
Publication	Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : New Jewish Press, an imprint of University of Toronto Press, [2026]
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	xxi, 335 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Antisemitism--History. Antisemitism. Jews--Social conditions. Resilience (Personality trait) Jewish families. Jewish art.

Contents	Foreword by Yossi Klein Halevi -- Preface: A Jew-free Europe? -- Jonathas' story -- Walking on history -- Culture shocks -- History doesn't change, only our interpretation of it does -- The Dutch synagogue in the Belgian shtetl -- Learning from the past -- In the shadow of the Shoah -- A history of tears or resilience? -- Medieval anti-Judaism -- Christ killers past and present -- The story that never dies -- The Jewish badge in Renaissance Italy -- Wake up, Flora! -- Getting slapped by both wings -- Teaching about hate -- Monuments in the present -- Anti-Judaism in the West -- Survival by design -- Two women in Atwerp -- When Spain and Portugal expelled Beatrice (1492-1497) -- Inquisition -- From Lisbon to Antwerp -- Beatrice's story -- Hidden identities, double selves -- Pola's Antwerp -- The Belgian exodus -- Life under Nazi occupation -- A wartime marriage -- The lemon on my seder plate -- Looking Jewish -- Crossing the Pyrenees mountains -- Arrested -- In the Congo -- A new life -- Becoming colonists -- Exile, not home -- Meanwhile, back home -- Friendships -- The histories I carry -- Holding the contradictions -- Tell me about Mala -- No one saw him die -- Mala's escape -- In Mala's broke house -- A house build on shaky foundatioins -- Marching into the past -- Maybe it's better to forget? -- I was twenty in 1945 -- Everyone learning the lessons of the Holocause, except ... -- An old Christian reproach -- Like the cross at Auschwitz -- The backlash years -- The price and politics of memory -- Pink, fat, and wealthy Jews -- Jews and money: An old myth -- Don't touch our carnival -- The Jewish soccer team -- Who? -- Hannah and Irena -- To stay or go? -- Why not there? -- Jewish women protesting -- In my classroom -- Definitions, definitions ... -- October 7 -- Loneliness -- A verbal ghetto -- Gaza -- Could I come up with better words? -- Replacism and Eliminationism -- The myth of elimination as justice -- A Christian transfer of guilt --A Replacist and an Eliminationist meet in a bar -- Which past in our future -- Not the Holocaust but the Middle Ages -- Court Jews -- Protection or rights? -- The personal is political -- What I learned from a disappeared suitcase -- Who stole the carp?
Abstract	"In Stained Glass, Flora Cassen offers a deeply personal and intellectually rich exploration of Jewish life in Europe, from the shadows of the medieval past to the aftermath of the Holocaust and into the present. Blending memoir, family history, and historical analysis, she illuminates how old myths and prejudices about Jews continue to shape Jewish identity today. Drawing from her upbringing in Antwerp's Jewish community and her later life in America, Cassen weaves together historical events, family narratives, and contemporary challenges to paint a vivid portrait of Jewish experience in modern Europe. At once intimate and analytical, she reflects on childhood fears of being identified as Jewish, connecting these anxieties to the trauma of historical persecution and the Holocaust. The book also offers a comparative analysis of Jewish life in Europe and America, highlighting the vibrancy of American Judaism while acknowledging rising concerns about antisemitism in the United States. By juxtaposing these experiences, Stained Glass invites readers to reflect on the future of Jewish communities in a world that is increasingly fractured and uncertain"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9781487557898
ISBN	1487557892 paperback

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