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Golem
Book by H. Leivick, adapted by David Fishelson, from a translation by Joseph C. Landis
72 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1921
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May 21, 2022
7,5/10
October 6, 2022
Really powerful language
September 7, 2016
This play uses a Jewish folktale to tell a cautionary story. The Golem stops the pogrom against the Jewish community, but eventually turns on its creator and the Jewish people he (it?) was created to protect.
This is a much shortened version of H. Leivick’s original verse drama and it felt like it. It touches on many themes/ideas such as the benefits and dangers of resistance, how the weapons we invent can be turned against us, the dangers of creating people (also robots) that are stronger/smarter than us, the dangers of playing god (i.e., creating live/intelligence), etc. All of these ideas are teased in this play, but not fully developed.
A very interesting concept though.
This is a much shortened version of H. Leivick’s original verse drama and it felt like it. It touches on many themes/ideas such as the benefits and dangers of resistance, how the weapons we invent can be turned against us, the dangers of creating people (also robots) that are stronger/smarter than us, the dangers of playing god (i.e., creating live/intelligence), etc. All of these ideas are teased in this play, but not fully developed.
A very interesting concept though.
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