Victor Sparre

The art and symbols of the stained glass windows in Immanuel Church

From the artist

‘This church, which serves a jewish-christian community, is situated in the biblical town of Joppa (Today a part of Tel Aviv). It is therefore natural for me to let the decoration of the church be characterized by its Christian religious origin from judaism.

As the light streams through the stained-glass windows today, they not only cast light and color into the church and unto the congregation: but the windows also reflect the victory of faith throughout the world, as it was advanced by the first Christians, who all were Jews.

The technique used in the windows was developed first in France about 1930. It is the ‘La Dalle’ method, in which 2-cm thick colored glass is joined together with reinforced concrete.’