The upcoming film will be an adaptation of the golem of Prague, where a young woman is terrorized by “a creature with a mysterious past.” (JTA) — The Jewish author of best-selling children’s book ...

Folktale, historically rooted horror story, redemption parable, and the inspiration for Superman and other classic comic book superheroes: the centuries-old Jewish narrative of the golem has something ...

When you run for U.S. president, you have to be prepared for opponents finding skeletons in your closet. But in the case of Sen. John Kerry, the senator’s past may reveal not so much a skeleton but a ...

In this first English translation of Rosenberg's ""groundbreaking collection of stories,"" novelist, translator and scholar Leviant brings the Hebrew work to a wide audience. Published in 1909, the ...

A family trip to Prague’s medieval Jewish Quarter, is a unique opportunity to explore one of the great cultural centers of European Jewry. It’s a place where legends come to life and you’ll catch a ...

Anyone who pays attention to contemporary fiction—especially, but not exclusively, fiction by Jewish writers—knows that the golem is a hot property. Since Cynthia Ozick’s The Puttermesser Papers in ...

This year marks the centenary of the book publication of Gustav Meyrink’s serialized novel “Der Golem.” Until a 2006 episode of TV’s “The Simpsons,” where Bart Simpson stole a golem from Krusty the ...

(JTA) — The Jewish author of best-selling children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” has been tapped to write a horror film based on the legend of the Golem of Prague. Daniel Handler, ...

The Jewish author of best-selling children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” was tapped to write a horror film based on the legend of the Golem of Prague. Daniel Handler, known by his pen ...