It is worth pausing and reflecting on these stories, first, because of the degree of violence found in them and, second, ... Peretz's tale ironically conflates the golem's servitude with its violent rampage, as described in the ...
Retold from traditional sources and accompanied by David Wisniewski's unique cut-paper illustrations, Golem is a dramatic tale of supernatural forces invoked to save an oppressed people.
This book showcases how the golem was remolded, throughout the war-torn twentieth century, as a muscular protector, injured combatant, and even murderous avenger.
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.
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Introduction: The Golem condition -- 1. The face of destruction: Paul Wegener's World War I Golem films -- 2. The Golem cult of 1921 New York: between redemption and expulsion -- 3. Our enemies, ourselves: Israel's monsters of 1948 -- 4.
These golems eventually help the children combat the evil owner of a multinational corporation, who, bent on world domination, is using the game to send subliminal messages. Look out for the explosive finale to the series in Golem 5: Alias.