Clay Man: The Golem of Prague

About this book

It is 1595 and the rabbis son Jacob is frustrated with having to live in the walled ghetto known as Jewish Town. Why cant he venture outside of the gates and explore the beautiful city? His father warns him that Passover is a dangerous time to be a Jew and that the people from outside accuse the Jews of dreadful deeds. But one night Jacob follows his father and two companions as they unlock the ghetto gates and proceed to the river where they mold a human shape from the mud of the riverbank. When the rabbi speaks strange words the shape is infused with life and the Golem of Prague is born. In this breathtaking retelling of a timeless tale Irene N. Wattss beautiful words are complemented by the haunting black-and-white images of artist Kathryn E. Shoemaker.