The Golem of Prague

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 24.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2009

⏱️ 14 minutes

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In Jewish folklore, golems are powerful creatures created from clay. According to legend, a golem was created to defend the Jewish population of Prague during the reign of Rudolph II. Learn more about golems in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.

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0:30.7	Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class, from HouseofWorks.com.
0:34.7	Hello and welcome to the podcast.
0:44.7	I'm editor Candice Caner, joined by fellow editor, Kegi Lambert.
0:48.7	Hello Candice.
0:49.7	Hi, Katie.
0:50.7	We are going to be doing something a little bit different for Stuff You Missed in History Class today.
0:55.7	We don't usually begin the history lesson with a reference to the Talmud or the Bible,
1:02.7	but we have an interesting facet of religious history that may have influenced a piece of history and Prague
1:12.7	during a time when Jewish ghettos were very much alive in a part of the city's landscape.
1:17.7	And unfortunate, I should say, part of the city's landscape.
1:20.7	I don't know if y'all have ever heard of a golem.
1:22.7	The first time I came across one was reading the novel, the Amazing Adventures of Cavalier and Clay.
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