Belgium– Antisemitic Caption on a Stained Glass Work at the Waha Church

The website of the Tourist Office in Marche-En-Famenne has reported on the following caption to a stained glass work by Jean-Michel Folon at the Waha Church depicting the life of the holy martyr of Saint-Etienne, which bore the following caption: “The Jews wear pointed hats, listen in anger, cover their ears and cause them stone him””. In reaction to the reactions from the Belgian Jewish community and Center for Equal Opportunity, the word “Jew” was replaced with the word “notables”.

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