Searching for the GOLEM in Prague (2001)

5PM and Mike travel to Prague in the Czeck Republik to find the elusive Golem.

The most famous golem narrative involves Rabbi Judah Loew the Maharal of Prague, a 16th century rabbi. He is reported to have created a golem to defend the Prague ghetto of Josefov from Anti-Semitic attacks.
According to the legend, the Emperor made an edict proclaiming that the Jews in Prague were to be either expelled or killed. A golem could be made of clay from the banks of the Vltava river in Prague. Following the prescribed rituals, the Rabbi built the Golem and made him come to life by reciting special incantations in Hebrew. The Rabbi's intention was to have the Golem protect the Jewish community from harm. As Rabbi Loew's Golem grew bigger, he also became more violent and started killing the Gentiles (non-Jews) and spreading fear. Some versions also add that the Golem turns on his creator and attacks either his creator alone or the creator and the Jews as well.

In the face of the strength demonstrated and violence perpetrated by the Golem, the Emperor begs Rabbi Loew to destroy the Golem, and in return he would promise that the persecution of and violence towards the Jews would stop.

2001
5PM Productions

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• GOLEM
• Prague
• 5PM
• Czeck
• Republik

[Pjphoto]

I thought Golem starred in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

[HistoricThirdWard]

J.R.R. Tolken stole that name...

[smilemore1984]

People, that's "Gollum." It's a noise the creature made. "Golem" comes from Hebrew. The two are in no way related.

[HistoricThirdWard]

Thank you for the clarification for those who have not been to Prague...

[tombstone999]

You were in the wrong spot Shawn. The golem reappeared in the USA years later. It writes rhymes and does beats and now goes by the name Tombstone999.

[HistoricThirdWard]

Hell yeah!!! TOMBSTONE999 lives on!!! Video coming soon...

[Eliemet1979]

LOL you'll never find the Golem LOL . Sometimes things even the Golem aren't what they appear or what people expect them to be. :)

[uranian99]

Stone stick stupid video.

[uranian99]

@HistoricThirdWard No, he didn't. Don't any of you people READ???

[uranian99]

@Pjphoto I never knew you were an igonoramus until you wrote this.

[darthneji1992]

@Pjphoto wow...no...

[arielba]

... wow, that was incredibly lame.

way to waste your own time; and, mine.

douche.

[smilemore1984]

No problem, it drives me crazy how many people make that mistake. :)