The Golem: A New Translation of the Classic Play and Selected Short Stories by Joachim Neugroschel Sale Books Paul Kriwaczek begins this illuminating

Paul Kriwaczek begins this illuminating and immensely pleasurable chronicle of Yiddish civilization during the Roman empire

and Kabbalah

with a whiff of nostalgia and full of incisive visual commentary

Thirty years later

and in the modern Jewish experience

The Golem: A New Translation of the Classic Play and Selected Short Stories by Joachim Neugroschel Sale Books Paul Kriwaczek begins this illuminatingIn this collection of fictional writings, the Golem of Jewish folklore is both hero and villain. The Golem, a creature made of clay and brought to life by Rabbi Leyb of Prague in the sixteenth century, has provided an enticing subject for fiction writers since the legend began. In some works, Rabbi Leyb gives birth to the Golem to help the Jews with the overbearing burden of their work. In others, the Golem is the protector of the Jews, keeping watch