The Historical Society of Rockland County Invites You to Join Us for Halloween at the HSRC: A Special Screening of the Silent Film The Golem When: Thursday, October 31, 2019, Released in 1920, The Golem: How He Came into the 7:15 SHARP RESERVE World is widely credited as the first movie in the Where: History Center Community ONLINE horror genre. It has even been called a precursor to Room, 20 Zukor Road, New City at Universal Studios’ 1931 classic Frankenstein. Admission: $FREE RocklandHistory.org (reservations required) Set in the Jewish ghetto of medieval Prague, the film begins with Rabbi Loew, the head of the city's Jewish community, reading the stars. He predicts disaster for his people and brings his assistant to inform the elders of the community. After the Holy Roman Emperor signs a decree threatening to ex- pel the Jews, Loew begins to look for ways to de- fend his people. He uses magic to bring the Golem—a clay figure—to life, but things quickly start to go terribly wrong. The Golem was directed by Paul Wegener, who also plays the film’s title character. The film crit- ic Leonard Maltin gave The Golem three-and-a-half out of four stars, calling it a “chilling, visually daz- zling story of the supernatural, based on a famous Jewish folktale of the 16th century.” KINDLY RESERVE BY OCTOBER 24, 2019 Space is limited – reservations required. A waiting list will be compiled and available spaces filled on a first come, first served basis. Only those with reservations will be accommodated. Name: ________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________ City: ____________ State: ___ Zip: _____________ Phone: __________________ Email: _____________________________________________ Return form to: The Historical Society of Rockland County 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY 10956 845 634 9629 (phone) 845 634 8690 (fax) www.RocklandHistory.org web 10/31/2019 The Golem .