When Flora Cassen’s grandparents fled Nazi-occupied Europe, their escape took them somewhere many people might not expect: the Belgian Congo.
That remarkable chapter of family history is part of the story behind “Stained Glass: A Reflective History of Antisemitism,” Cassen’s new book exploring how generations of Jews have lived with prejudice, persecution and the search for belonging.
Now Cassen, a former Washington University professor and member of Central Reform Congregation, is bringing that story to the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival. She will join three other Missouri-connected authors for the festival’s “Missouri’s Own” panel Friday, Nov. 6…