Magic and Mysteryof Prague

The Golem

Other "Golems"

Etienne-Maurice Falconet:Pygmalion and Galatea(1763)

Other "Golems"

Frankenstein's monster(actor Boris Karloff, 1931)

Other "Golems"

R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots)

- a theatre play by Karel Čapek (1920)

The Creator

Rabbi Loew(Judah Loew ben Bezalel), also known asThe Maharal of Prague(about 1520 in Poznań –

1609 in Prague)

Loew created the Golem for defence

The Visual Image

Steiner-Prag - Golem (1916)for the Gustav Meyrink's novel

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Golem of PaulWegenerin the film Der Golem(1915)

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Wegener'sGolem inthe Simpsons

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„The Golem - The Legend of Prague“ (1937), directed by Julien Duvivier

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Jaroslav Horejc: astatue of Golem madefor the film „Císařův Pekař“ (1951, directed by Martin Frič)

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Golem byJaroslav Stejnýoutside the synagoguein Úštěk, Czech Republic(photo from 2008)

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Úštěk now(photo from 2013)

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A poster for the film Golem directed by Piotr Szulkin (1980)

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David Černý - The GolemMonument in Poznań (2010)

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Antonín Kašpar – The Golem Statue in Brandýs nad Labem,Czech Republic (2012)

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The Golem emergency truck

The Golem of the 21st Century

Golem's Place in Prague

Golem's Place in Prague

The statue of Rabbi Loew by Ladislav Šalhoun atNová Radnice (New Town Hall) in Prague

Golem's Place in Prague

Staronová Synagoga / Old-New Synagogue

Golem's Place in Prague

A missing staircase to the attic of the Old-New Synagogue

Access forbidden…

Golem's Place in Prague

Golem's Place in Prague

Example of a Personal Golem