The golem is a variant of the Jewish Frankenstein's monster. Legend has it that Rabbi Lev of Prague created a clay golem to protect Jews from persecution. His terrifying remains still lie in the attic of the old synagogue, and the golem can be brought back to life if necessary. A golem is a humanoid clay figure into which life has been breathed to become a servant of people and, preferably, an instrument of the will of God. On his forehead is inscribed the Name of the Almighty, the primary source of life. If this word is erased, the golem becomes ordinary clay again. But every day the golem grows and gains strength, so a person risks one day not reaching his forehead to erase the sacred word. Then the golem will turn into a terrible threat. Abraham Davidson used the legend of the golem to write a lively, warm, slightly comical story, set in a modern land of Jewish fantasy, California, where everything is quiet and calm, where gray-haired couples walk holding hands, raising grandchildren and speaking Yiddish.J. Dunn, compiler of the Dibuk collection from Mazltov-IV. American Jewish fiction