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Originally penned by Rodolf Lother (Rudolf Lothar Spitzer), this story first appeared in the Bnai Brith journal The Menorah in 1896 and later found its place in the author’s German book Der Golem Phantasien und Historien (1904). - Summary by Adrian Praetzellis<br /><br />This show includes AI-generated content.]]></description><atom:link href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/6882935/episodes/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><language>en</language><category>History</category><copyright>Copyright Culture and Heritage classics</copyright><image><url>https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8a3a9a986de3b673dc71d810075d51dc.jpg</url><title>Golem- A legend of old Prague</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/golem-a-legend-of-old-prague--6882935</link></image><lastBuildDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:13:41 +0000</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Rudolf Lothar</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Culture and Heritage classics</itunes:name><itunes:email>spreaker26@adfreesounds.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8a3a9a986de3b673dc71d810075d51dc.jpg"/><itunes:subtitle>In a tale steeped in legend, Rabbi Loeb breathes life into a clay figure, crafting a being meant to embody a perfect soul, untouched by the flaws of humanity. 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Originally penned by Rodolf Lother (Rudolf Lothar Spitzer), this story first appeared in the Bnai Brith journal The Menorah in 1896 and later found its place in the author’s German book Der Golem Phantasien und Historien (1904). - Summary by Adrian Praetzellis<br /><br />This show includes AI-generated content.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:category text="History"/><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"/><itunes:category text="Fiction"/><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><podcast:guid>0a4dc4e7-6706-5617-b99c-5dd12af49e42</podcast:guid><podcast:txt purpose="ai-content">true</podcast:txt><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><item><title>Hagar's Daughter. 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