Comment: Now! Now!  

Just because he has a couple of songs whose lyrics kind of mention the Jews as the killers of Christ a few times doesn't mean he was an anti-Semite!

And just because the Nazi's adored "St John Passion", doesn't mean anything.

And Martin Luther (Founder of Bach's Church) said: 

"Be on your guard against the Jews, knowing that wherever they have their synagogues, nothing is found but a den of devils… [T]hey are nothing but thieves and robbers… one should toss out these lazy rogues by the seat of their pants… eject them forever from this country."