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Check out America from Scratch: http://bit.ly/amscratch_sub Don’t miss future episodes of Monstrum, subscribe! http://bit.ly/pbsstoried_sub Made from clay and animated by the sacred word of G-d, the golem of Jewish origin has evolved from a 6th-century meditation of creation, to a source of labor, and finally, an avenging symbol of redemption. The golem many people recognize today wasn’t invented until the 19th century--but how did it become so influential? In this episode, Dr. Zarka details how the golem represents the history of the Jewish people, and shows how the creature challenges the idea of what it means to be a monster. Written and Hosted by: Dr. Emily Zarka Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Stephanie Noone Illustrator: Samuel Allen Editor: Derek Borsheim Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios. Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monstrumpbs/ ----------- BIBLIOGRAPHY: A Treasury of Jewish Folklore: Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom and Folk Songs of The Jewish People. Ed. Nathan Ausubel, Crown Publishers, 1948. Bing, Jon. “The Riddle of the Robots.” The Art of Discovery: Encounters in Literature and Science, Eds. Margareth Hagen, Randi Koppen, and Margery Vibe Skagen, Aarbus University Press, 2006, 153-170. Bolch, Chayim. The Golem: Legends of the Ghetto of Prague, Trans. Harry Schneiderman 1925. Gelbin, Cathy S. The Golem Returns: From German Romantic Literature to Global Jewish Culture, 1808-2008, The University of Michigan Press, 2011. Goldsmith, Arnold L. The Golem Remembered, 1909-1980, Wayne State University Press, 1981. Kaplan, Matt. “The Created–The Golem, Frankenstein, Hal 9000, Terminator.” The Science of Monsters: The Origins of the Creatures We Love to Fear, Scribner, 2013, pp. 164-181. Koven, Mikel J. “‘Have I Got a Monster for You!”: Some Thoughts on the Golem, ‘The X-Files’ and the Jewish Horror Movie.” Folklore, Vol. 111, No. 2, 200, pp. 217-230. Meyrink, Gustav. The Golem, Trans. Madge Pemberton, First Mudra Edition, 1972. Pokemon.com, “Golett .” Pokemon, 2019. ——. “Golurk .” Pokemon, 2019. Scholem, Gershom. Origins of the Kabbalah, Ed. R.J. Zwi Werblowsky, Trans. Allan Arkush, The Jewish Publication Society: Princeton University Press, 1987. Rosenberg, Yudl. The Golem and the Wondrous Deeds of the Maharal of Prague, Ed. And Trans. Curt Leviant, Yale University Press, 2008. Yiddish Folktales, Ed. Beatrice Silverman Weinreich, Trans. Leonard Wolf, Pantheon Books, 1988.