Prague Golem Attic

Rabbi judah loew ben bezalel the chief rabbi of prague in the late 16th century was said to have created a golem out of clay from the banks of the vltava river and brought it to life through rituals and hebrew incantations to defend the prague ghetto from anti semitic attacks.

Prague golem attic.

By kayla green tucked away in the snowy cobblestone streets of prague s jewish quarter stands a synagogue that is as old and significant as it is beautiful. To this day psalm 92 is recited twice during services in prague s most famous synagogue. Some say that he essentially turned the creature on with a shem a religious parchment with a secret word written on it. A recent story tells of a nazi agent ascending to the synagogue attic during world war ii and trying to stab the golem but he died instead.

The famous story of the golem of prague created by the rabbi loew is considered by some to be a jewish folk story or literary invention dating from the 18th or 19th century. The golem was never revived and allegedly was later stored in the synagogue s attic which remained locked for centuries. The golem legend inspired many artists. Some versions of the tale state that the golem was stolen and entombed in a graveyard in prague s žižkov district where the žižkov television tower now stands.

The golem began wreaking havoc on the non jewish citizens of prague. Golem of prague it is said that the body of golem created by rabbi judah loew ben bezalel lies in the attic where the genizah of prague s community is kept. With its high pointed brown roof and few windows the old new synagogue maintains old world style without revealing its. Without this the golem merely stood there lifeless.

After the golem had put a stop to these harmful murderous rampages through the jewish neighborhoods the maharal deanimated him and locked his body in the attic of prague s old new synagogue.