The Golem
RECOMMENDED READING
Yiddish Folktales by Beatrice Weinreich.
Jewish Stories of Prague: Jewish Prague in History and Legend, by V.V. Tomek
CULTUREVERSE EDITORIAL TEAM
Jamie Bourne / Chayim ben Benish חיים בן בנש is a fourth generation Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant, father and family historian, whose family has been part of the diaspora Jewish community in London, England since the 1880’s.
Liz Kleinrock is an anti-bias anti-racist educator and consultant based in Washington, DC. A transracial adoptee, Liz was born in South Korea and grew up in DC before attending Washington University in St. Louis, MO. After graduating, Liz moved to Oakland, California, where she served as an AmeriCorps teacher with Girls Inc. and Super Stars Literacy for two years.
EPISODE CAST
Host Narrator voiced by Yara Shahidi
Yara is an award-winning actress, producer, change agent, and breakout star of ABC’s Emmy-and Golden Globe-nominated series black-ish. Shahidi is now the executive producer and lead of its Freeform spinoff series, grown-ish (#1 cable comedy, 18-49 yr olds), playing character Zoey Johnson. Off-screen, Yara is a full-time student at Harvard University where she is earning a B.A. in Social Studies and African American studies. Shahidi is a champion for inclusive media programming and an advocate for equity
Sarah - voiced by Dylan Tanzer
Dylan Tanzer is a 12-year old actor, singer, and dancer. She is a true story teller who is dedicated to the arts. She lights up the stage in each and every performance, and there are quite a few as she’s been performing since she was five years old. Dylan was a lead dancer in a hip hop music video, was recently featured in a fashion magazine, and has participated in several community theater performances.
Azriela Jaffe is a professional voice artist, the author of more than 30 books, including fiction, self-help, memoirs and biographies, and the Professor of Public Speaking at Rutgers University. She lives in Highland Park, NJ.
Aaron voiced by Xavier Geneste
Xavier started his professional acting career at the age of 11. His most recent work can be found on Bridges to Literature as the character James. He performed in the Spring Musical “The Little Mermaid” in West Orange, NJ. He has been a part of the recent film “Let the Right One In”. Xavier has taken acting courses with ATNY Technique NY TV & Film School. He has attended voice over workshops and TV/ Film courses to sharpen his skills.
Greg voiced by Luis Raúl López Levi
Luis is the lead Sound Editor and Engineer on Cultureverse. He is Sound Editor for Studio Ochenta, where he has worked on projects such as Mija Podcast (Season 3) and How Not To Travel (Season 2). Luis is a 2020 graduate of the New Arts Journalism Masters program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), and currently lives in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico.
Sandy Poplore voiced by Cherie B. Tay (she/they)
Cherie is a queer, BIPOC, gender non-confirming Voice Actor and multimedia creative artist based in NYC. Working VO Genres include animation, commercial, eLearning, narration, podcasts (audio drama and credit tags), live announce, promo, and trailers. In addition to being a voiceover artist, they are also a Broadway stage manager, professional photographer, videographer, and ukulele teacher.