The Golem and the Jewish Superhero
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Sources:
Golem- David Wisniewski, 1996
The Golem- Elie Wiesel, 1983
The Golem Redux: From Prague to Post-Holocaust Fiction- Elizabeth Baer, 2012
Stories of Your Life and Others- Ted Chiang, 2002
El Golem- Jorge Luis Borges, 1964 (Translated by Frank Thomas Smith)
Der Golem: Wie er in die Welt kam- Paul Wegener, 1920
The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 15: Kaddish, 1997
Hans Poelzig: The Design of Mystical Film Architecture- Despina Maria Ilinca Iorga, 2014
Architectuul: Hans Poelzig- http://architectuul.com/architect/hans-poelzig
The Role of the Golem in the Making of Frankenstein- Stephen Bertman, 2015
The Golem Legend: Byron Sherwin, 1985
Other Media Used: The Iron Giant, Inglorious Basterds, Minecraft, Dark Souls, The Complete Pokerap (Brian David Gilbert, Polygon), Frankenstein (1931), Final Fantasy X-2, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Shadow of the Colossus, Susano’s Training Theme (Okami), Premonition of Revival (Shadow of the Colossus)
Violin Pieces by Alexander Shonert include:
Rosinkalech Mit Mandlen
Klezmerka
Al Taster
Ravel’s Kaddish
Other Music Provided by Epidemic Sound- Artists used include Silver Maple, Mike Franklyn, Alexandra Woodward, Trabant 33, Ciaran Delany, Rupert Sachs, and Jon Algar
Thumbnail by: David Wisniewski and https://twitter.com/HotCyder
Description from Elie Wiesel’s The Golem