Green Golem: The Zionist Literary Magazine

Green Golem: the proudly Zionist literary magazine. Supporting pro-Israel writers and artists. Send all submissions to [email protected]

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It is our honor beyond words to announce that Sami Steigmann — a Holocaust survivor subjected to Nazi medical experimentation as a child; an Israeli Air Force veteran; public speaker; and educator — will serve as Green Golem’s Chief Advisor.

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Originally written in Russian in 2011 and never before published, the short story “Mansion over the Town Fields��� is an incisive investigation into the hypocrisies and antisemitism underlying the heart of that era’s Occupy Wall Street Movement, by the late, great Jewish-Russian refusenik author David Shrayer Petrov z”l (1936-2024). Translated by his son @MaximDShrayer. Illustration by Charis Nwaozuzu.
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"An Unorthodox Golem" by BARD

A modern golem, crafted from materials as humble as earth—air-dry clay and hot glue. Inspired by colorful melted candle wax left behind each night of Chanukah. Roaming the world, mistaken for Bigfoot... or just about to start their stand-up routine?

BARD is a queer Jewish mixed media artist and activist in New England.
https://t.co/pUbzlUKguu

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The kind of Democratic Congressman that we deserve to have running in every district. No matter your party or lack thereof, we should agree on that, fellow Zionists

[Ritchie Torres @RitchieTorres]

I am shaken by the news of the antisemitic abduction and murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, who was kidnapped and killed simply for being Jewish. May his memory be a blessing.

Those responsible for the antisemitic kidnapping and killing of Jews must and will be brought to justice.

[Chaim • חיים @ChaimSmierc]

Rabbi Tzvi Kogan HY”D 💔

[Loay Alshareef لؤي الشريف @lalshareef]

My dear brother Zvi, you will always hold a special place in my heart. May God have mercy on your soul, and may your memory be a blessing. I will continue to carry the message of peace between Muslims and Jews relentlessly and pray for strength from God.

Radical Islamists will not win, I promise you. We will defeat them, total victory.

Goodbye, my dear brother. 🙏🏼💔

[Avi Kaner ابراهيم אבי @AviKaner]

Scientists in Israel have developed an alternative to the colonoscopy. An economical pill-sized camera is ingested by patients, transmitting 50,000 images for review by the physician. The technology can potentially diagnose early and save 900,000 people a year.

[Cowboy Tcherno Bill @RudiGeerts]

This heart-wrenching photo of a grandma and her grandchildren, clutching a baby in her arms, on their way to the gas chamber is one of those pictures I will Never forget 💔

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Our Head Nonfiction Editor, Algemeiner Washington Correspondent Corey Walker @CoreyWriting , was just subject to some disgusting antisemitism by Hollywood screenwriter Josh Olson @joshuarolson of the podcast "Bronzeville" — and Corey isn't even Jewish!

Here's a helpful FYI Josh — telling a black journalist that Jews pay him to think his own thoughts is probably a bad look for you.

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“Why is this election different from all other elections?”
Should pro-Israel voters support the Republican, Trump; or the Democrat, Harris?
A debate between U.S. Air Force veteran Marc Hennemann and Anthropology researcher Lena Renee Anzarut
https://t.co/7SRpEkJHK6

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Thinking back to those early hours of Oct. 7, 2023.

[Katherine Benfante 📚 - Author of SCATTERED @KDBenfante]

One year on, and we are still praying for peace and release of the remaining hostages.

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One year after the October 7th attacks, we remind ourselves that those we lost will be with us forever. Their memories are our blessing. — Green Golem

“Supernova” is a poem by Jesse Aviv Wolfsthal @telavivianboy . Jesse is a 17 year-old Israeli Jew living in the UK. He speaks Hebrew and English but writes predominantly in English. Jesse always had a passion for writing, but as he grew older and began to better understand who he was, his poetry became centered around his experiences as an Israeli and as a Jew in the diaspora, especially since the beginning of the war. He believes that art is key to understanding and empathising with our fellow man, and hopes to convey his and his people’s truth through his writing.

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“With A Strong Hand” is papercutting artwork by Dan Harris. The title is a clever reference to the line from the Torah describing God’s power on behalf of Israel: “with a strong hand and an outstretched arm”.

A statement from the artist:

I think one of the most amazing things about being Jewish is how we trust our ancient traditions to carry us with strength into the future.  It goes against what feels to me like the logic of the modern world: that the past is old and antiquated, and should be left behind.

Since October 7th, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Tefillin, one of our oldest traditions, and how it has carried both myself and many friends through the war.  I always think of one friend, a hero of mine who wraps Tefillin every day when he climbs atop his tank in the north.  I am so inspired by him.  I am so inspired by the surge in demand for new sets of Tefillin that has occurred since October 7th, and how many people have felt the call of practicing Jewish traditions as a bulwark against this terrible war.

The idea for this piece first began to form a few months after October 7th, as inspiring images of IDF soldiers wrapping Tefillin in combat began to crop up on social media, and after my own experience wrapping Tefillin with friends at Kerem Shalom Kibbutz when we repaired a mural there that Hamas had destroyed.  Iran’s massive missile attack on Israel in April also shaped the type of munition the hand is crushing, along with the text, model number, and the use of the regime’s flag inscribed on the weapon.  There are more messages in here if you look closely, but I’ll leave that up to the knowledgeable readers of Green Golem to decipher.  The visual style, blocky lettering, and bold colors were drawn from inspirations like Franz Kraus, Otte Wallish, and other Israeli poster designers from the early 1900’s to 1960’s.

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Exciting update: We've hit a milestone of 2000 followers on our Instagram page! 🎉
Big congratulations to @GreenGolemMag for this achievement. Keep up the amazing work!

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Avatar Korra is a fierce fighter with a strong sense of morality and justice. She is depicted in an IDF uniform to honor all soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, but in particular the many women warriors who protect Israel every day. Korra is from the Water Tribe, but she defends all the nations of her world. Similarly, the IDF protects all of its citizens, regardless of their ethnic or religious background, and seeks to maintain the safety and dignity of all innocent people.

Art by BARD
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“Golem DNA” by Hal Goldberg

The double helix DNA of the Golem is now preserved in marble, and will re-create a new Golem whenever the Jews are in jeopardy. On the top of the double helix is carved the word “Emet”, “truth” in Hebrew.

In the original story of the Golem of Prague, the Golem was activated by inscribing “Emet” on its forehead. To deactivate the Golem, the letter aleph was removed, transforming the word “truth” to the word “death”.

(2001) White Carrara Marble 17" x 11" 13"

Hal has been a marble sculptor for over 50 years. He studied at the Laguna College of Art and Design (Laguna Beach, California) and at the Art Students League (New York), but is primarily self-taught. He carves directly in the stone.

The purpose of Hal's sculptures is to make people think long and hard about the Holocaust. The sculptures are dedicated to one of the most important lessons of the Holocaust - Am Yisroel Chai - the Jewish people will always survive.

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Olam Meshuga: Crazy, Messed-Up, Fucked-Up World
by Jesse Aviv Wolfsthal @telavivianboy

It’s always been a fucked-up world
although, until I picked up cursing
from my highschool friends, it was a messed up world.
And before that, conversations with my mother
in our mother tongue, it was Olam Meshuga.

Meshuga that I wasn’t allowed ice cream before dinner
and then meshuga that I couldn’t have an iPhone and then
suddenly meshuga that I had to hide my necklace under my shirt,
meshuga that I was treated like a guest in the country I was born in.

What do you call a guest who has overstayed his welcome?
An intruder, an interloper, an infidel perhaps.
Sometimes you call him an Israeli.
I was eleven and my gravest worry was looking cool
in front of girls I knew I were using me,
and now I’m seventeen and my greatest concern
is looking goyishe in front of girls I know will abuse me.

‘Messed up’ doesn’t really do it justice.
It’s fucked up, FUBAR, if you will.
A fucking Olam Meshuga.