Although such comparisons remain rare, for Jews and non-Jews the golem serves as a concept uniquely suited to expressing the fears and insecurities of the modern era. As Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote in 1984, âThe golem story appears less obsolete today than it seemed one hundred years ago. After all, ...
These days, all eyes are on what many are calling the new anti-Semitism, arising from both far-right and far-left politics, radical Islam and virulent anti-Zionist ideologies. But the old anti-Semitism isnât forgottenâa 2013 Anti-Defamation League poll showed that 26 percent of Americans believe that âJews were responsible for the death ...