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A golem comes to Sydney

The mythic creature born from mud to defend the Jews made a creative appearance in Sydney last weekend.
Tami Sussman
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Published: 14 January 2026

Last updated: 14 January 2026

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Tami Sussman

Tami Sussman

Tami Sussman writes for children and adults and is the author of the novel 'So That Happened … But Maybe You Already Knew That'. She's also one half of the TJI Podcast 'Ashamed to Admit'.

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  • Avatar of Jana Vytrhlik

    Jana Vytrhlik18 January at 07:10 am

    Congratulations, Jacob – it is wonderful to see a 21st-century remake of the Golem. I grew up with the old Jewish legend in Prague, where the clay creature was repurposed every so often: sometimes a strong protector of the Prague ghetto, sometimes extending the protective powers to the wider community. Under Communist censorship, the Golem was domesticated into a kind of proletarian helper, most memorably in the 1950s black-and-white film Císařův pekař a pekařův císař (The Emperor’s Baker and the Baker’s Emperor), where the gentle giant ends up in a bakery making bread for the starving poor of Rudolphine Prague. More relevant than ever – all the very best with your Golem Today project.

  • Avatar of Paul Jaffe

    Paul Jaffe15 January at 07:52 am

    Made me smile. That’ll do.