The Golem (aka Is Wonder Woman a Dreidel?) with Greg Silber and Elana Levin

Fear Level: Spoopy
Trigger Warnings: Gore, violence, anti-semetic violence, lynching, dead children, miscarriage, gun violence

Ben's quest to find and watch a horror movie that deals with Jewish themes finally hits pay dirt. Get it? Dirt! Golems!

Topics of Discussion:

• History
• Judaism and Horror
• Various Bar Mitzvahs
• Madonna, a lot, you'd be surprised
• Jewish National Treasure
• Bad sex
• Marginally better sex
• Goyim barbarians
• Walking a very fine line
• Creepy children
• Evangelion (are you even surprised?)

Recommendations:

• The VVitch
• Son
• The Golem and How He Came To Be
• Munich
• An American Tale
• Little Otik (aka Greedy Guts)
• Prevenge
• The Bartimaeus Trilogy

Follow our guest:

Gregory Paul Silber
Twitter: @gregsilber
Silber Linings at Comics Beat
Golems, Nazis, and Other Monsters: A Look into Judaism in Horror Films

Elana Levin
Twitter: @elana_brooklyn
Podcasts:
Deep Space Dive
Graphic Policy

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Emily's Website: Megamoth.net

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Pre-Order Ben's new book, Renegade Rule.

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Visit his website at JeremyWhitley.com

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Come back next week to hear about The Golem!