In case of abuse, Report this post. In Jewish folklore, the Golem of Prague tells the story of a powerful being created by Rabbi Judah Loew in the late 16th century to protect his community.

Any sequence from 1920’s The Golem: How He Came Into the World makes the ... of unleashed desire and potential damnation. In medieval Prague’s Jewish neighbourhood, Rabbi Loew (Albert Steinrück) ...

In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers ...

(RNS) — The sounds of Jewish prayer rang out in Prague’s Klausen Synagogue ... Klausen Synagogue was home to a school founded ...

Perpetuated in horror films and scary books, the Jewish legend of the golem is most often associated with Prague as the birthplace and setting ... It was here, in the 16th century, that a local rabbi ...

It’s known as the home of several prominent rabbis and thinkers, from Judah Loew ... in Prague That was until Friday evening, when about 200 people poured in for a service led by Rabbi ...

whose oldest grave dates from 1439 and is the resting place of Golem creator rabbi Loew; get a separate ticket to visit the Old-New Synagogue, one of the largest extant Gothic buildings in Prague.