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GOLEM

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GOLEMGenetically Organized Lifelike Electro Mechanics


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The most famous of the Golem stories comes out of Medieval Prague where Rabbi Loew contended with the paradox of human existence as driven by human desire to control life on the one hand and God's absolute power over life, "from dust to dust," on the other.
But then, there's the classic silent film, "The Golem," being screened in a church in Fitchburg, accompanied by an organist, and there's something so cool about the idea, so retro and unique, that makes it a far more appealing pick than whomever Jason or Leatherface is slashing this year.
The concluding book--we are given a summary at the end of the second deals with his attempt to see an end to the golem which has tormented him from the start.
 
 
 
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