
Library of the Schocken Verlag, Berlin, 1933–1939; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Monika Sommerer
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The Legacy of Salman Schocken – Exhibition Preview
The Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB) invites US author Joshua Cohen to explore the cultural legacy of the publisher and department-store entrepreneur Salman Schocken. Through books and objects from the JMB collections, Joshua Cohen comments on the history of Salman Schocken’s publishing house, which he takes as a vantage point for a present-day perspective on culture and capital, department stores and museums – and, not least, all manner of (re)acquisition and belonging.
20 May to 12 Oct 2025

Where
Libeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Gallery
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
Department Store Products from the Exhibition

Max Rödelsheimer, Corner view of the Schocken department store in Pforzheim, 1931; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2008/287/5. Further information about this photo can be found in our online collections (in German)

Dress from the fashion store “Kersten & Tuteur,” Berlin, ca. 1928, silk, machine seam; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2023/109, gift of Eleonore Engler, photo: Roman März

Hat box from the N. Israel company, Berlin, 1910–1930, cardboard, textile; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2013/249/0. Further information about this object can be found in our online collections (in German)

Brochure on new publications of the Jewish publisher Schocken Verlag, Berlin, 1937, paper; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession BIB/155284

Dish from Albert Rosenhain department store, Germany, 1910–1930, brass, silver plated; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2014/32/0, photo: Jens Ziehe. Further information about this object can be found in our online collections (in German)

Metal boxes with gramophone needles from the Schocken department store, Germany, ca. 1930, sheet metal, steel, paper; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2022/52/0

Stand-up collar from the company F. V. Grünfeld, Landshut/Silesia, 1924–1938, linen, white, plain weave, stiffly starched; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2008/247/0

Porcelain box from the luxury and leather goods store Albert Rosenhain, Germany, ca. 1920, porcelain, metal; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2004/79/0, photo: Jens Ziehe

Nivea creme jar of the Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, 1924, metal; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2000/323/2, photo: Jens Ziehe. Further information about this object can be found in our online collections (in German)
Exhibition Information at a Glance
- When 20 May to 12 Oct 2025
- Entry Fee Free of charge. You can book tickets for a specific time slot online before your visit at our ticket shop, or in person at the ticket counter.
- Where Libeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Galerie
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
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