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Golem: Modern Wars and Their Monsters

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2017 Jordan Schnitzer Book Award in Jewish Literature and Linguistics

Honorable Mention, 2016 Baron Book Prize presented by AAJR
A monster tour of the Golem narrative across various cultural and historical landscapes

In the 1910s and 1920s, a "golem cult" swept across Europe and the U.S., later surfacing in Israel. Why did this story of a powerful clay monster molded and animated by a rabbi to protect his community become so popular and pervasive? The golem has appeared in a remarkable range...