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To: From: Sent: Subject: Yivo Events Sun 9/11/2011 9:03:30 PM This Week at VIVO: The Mystery of the Golem Having trouble viewing this email? Click here THIS WEEK AT YIVO! The Mystery of the Golem: How a Polish Rabbi Singlehandedly Transformed the Golem Legend TUESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2011 17PM Curt Leviant LECTURE & BOOK SIGNING The Golem and the Wondrous Deeds of the Maharal of Prague, a collection of interrelated stories about a sixteenth-century Prague rabbi and the golem he created, became an immediate bestseller upon its publication in 1909. More human, more capable, and more reliable as a protector than any golem imagined before, Yudl Rosenberg's Golem irrevocably changed one of the most widely influential icons of Jewish folklore. Editor and In This Issue The Mystery of the Golem Quick Links More About YIVO VIVO Programs Max Weinreich Center VIVO Institute TRAVEL DIRECTION* EFTA_R1_00875220 EFTA02182987 translator Curt Leviant sets Rosenberg's writing in historical context and discusses the golem legend before and after Rosenberg's contributions. A short film entitled Golem 1941, directed by David Labi, will also be shown. For more information, click here. Admission: General: $10 I Members, seniors, students: S7 Box Office: 212.868.4444 or www.smarttix.com Limited complimentary tickets are now available. Please email abrandweinaivivo.cih.orq or call 212.294.6127. NEXT WEEK: AMERICAN JEWS AND SOVIET ESPIONAGE TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2011 l 3PM Jonathan Brent, David Evanier, John Earl Haynes, Allen Hornblum, Harvey Klehr, Ron Radosh, Steve Usdin CONFERENCE Unless otherwise mentioned events take place at the VIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th Street New York I NY X10011 www.yivo.orq Forward email This email was sent Ii by yivceventsgtvivo.ah.on:i Update Profile/Email Address Instant removal with SafeUrrsubscriber" Privacy Policy. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th Street New York NY 10011 EFTA_R1_00875221 EFTA02182988