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Interview On Golems and Empathy: An Interview with Jonathan Auxier Emily Schneider February 11, 2019
Essay Only We Can Save Us: A Brief History of Jewish Superheroes, Real and Fictional Adam Nemett November 1, 2018
Essay Golem Stories, from Mysticism to Fiction to the Realm of Plausibility Earlier this week, Matthew Kressel explored the Jewish sources underlying Leonard Nimoy’s Vulcan salute and fantasy literature’s greatest time-traveling epics. He is… Matthew Kressel April 1, 2016
Essay Discovering the Pinch: Part II; or, Animating a Literary Golem Earlier this week, Steve Stern offered his recollections of the Memphis community in which he grew up and the Jewish mythical lore occupying it. His most recent… Steve Stern July 29, 2015
Recommended Reading Book Cover of the Week: The Golem and the Jinni, Indonesian Edition Posted by Nat BernsteinIn case you needed an excuse to reread Helene Wecker’s stunning 2013 novel, the book cover for the Indonesian edition of The Golem and the Jinni… Nat Bernstein July 23, 2015
Essay A Magical Mother, Golems, and Surprising History Earlier this week, Donna Minkowitz wrote about how Judaism became the foundation for her memoir Growing Up Golem: How I Survived My Mother, Brooklyn, and Some… Donna Minkowitz September 18, 2013
Essay A Lonely Golem Earlier this week, Matthue Roth wrote about why kids love scary stories. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.I was trying to… Matthue Roth June 26, 2013
Interview Interview: Helene Wecker by Dani CrickmanHelene Wecker is the author of the The Golem and the Jinni. The debut novel follows the converging stories of two mythical creatures who must find their… Dani Crickman April 30, 2013
