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Christianity?

@User:SpinnerLaserzthe2nd Why did you add references to Christianity? What does the Golem have to do with Christianity? Bohemian Baltimore (talk) 12:10, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

the golem, fiction

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (2013, HarperCollins Publishers) is a wonderful book about a golem and should be added to the book list regarding golem. 72.76.133.254 (talk) 16:43, 21 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Two more works of fiction:

The Golem (Singer novel) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Golem The Golem is a novel written by Isaac Bashevis Singer that is a traditional telling of the golem of Prague from Jewish folklore. The work was first published in the Yiddish language in 1969 in The Jewish Daily Forward. It was rewritten and translated into English in 1982

The Puttermesser Papers A NOVEL By Cynthia Ozick https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/125782/the-puttermesser-papers-by-cynthia-ozick/ Puttermesser yearns for a daughter and promptly creates one, unassisted, in the form of the first recorded female golem.

"theme" section rewrite/caveats?

The "theme of hubris" section seems to primarily reference non-Jewish reinterpretations of the tale, and the only telling mentioned/sourced which directly relates to the original folk tale is an anti-semitic retelling/translation, according to the source itself. That source also suggests the theme of hubris was added later to delegitimize the original protector myth and to discredit Jews as sorcerers - is hubris demonstrably relevant in the original myths? 100.1.75.52 (talk) 02:19, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In popular culture

Per MOS:POPCULT, entries in an "in popular culture" section need to include reliable sourcing indicating the entry's significance to the subject. It's up to those wanting to add content to provide sufficient sourcing. Nikkimaria (talk) 00:13, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Crusadinggoonie: By continuing to edit-war over this section you risk being blocked from editing. Policy is quite clear on the matter: it's up to you to provide appropriate sourcing for what you want to add, before it can be added. Nikkimaria (talk) 14:12, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Old New Synagogue"

Not sure if someone selected the wrong photo or what, but there is an image of the Old New Synagogue captioned "with rungs of the la leading to the attic", but there is no ladder anywhere in the photo. Yes, it's the same synagogue, but the caption is totally confusing. I found several other photos that actually show the ladder as described, and which would be much better choices for the caption, so readers don't have to waste time poring over the image trying to figure out where the ladder is, and then going to the article to try to figure out the mystery.

Idumea47b (talk) 22:05, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I undid the edit that changed the photo. If reverted, it definitely needs a new caption. --Onorem (talk) 23:38, 13 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]