The Golem (original Yiddish title דער גולם, Der Goylem) is a 1921 "dramatic poem in eight scenes" by H. Leivick.

The story is strongly focused on the plight of the golem, animated against his will and wrestling with his particular form of the human condition, and, secondarily, of the rabbi, a "creator whose creation does not respond in accordance with his plan.

As originally written, it was unstageable, requiring, for example, that flames flicker out of their own accord and that actors be visibly knocked about (and even bloodied) by invisible forces; furthermore, the full piece would probably take at least four hours to stage, perhaps longer.

The golem rampages around Prague, destroying buildings and killing a few members of the Jewish community, and he promises to stop only if the rabbi stays with him, forever.

"[5] Though The Golem was published in Yiddish, its first staged production occurred in Hebrew translation in 1923, when it was put on by the Habima Theatre in Moscow.

It was directed by Egon Bleicher, with music by Joseph Achron, and starred Alexander Granach as the golem and Lazar Freed as Rabbi Leyb.

[7][8][9][10] A stage version of The Golem based on Leivick's poem has recently been published by the American playwright Howard Rubenstein and premiered at the Penn Theatre, San Diego.