Curator-led Tour of the Exhibition Inventories: The Legacy of Salman Schocken
Curators Martina Lüdicke and Monika Sommerer take turns guiding visitors through the exhibition Inventories: The Legacy of Salman Schocken. Experience the legacy of Jewish publisher Salman Schocken through the eyes of Pulitzer Prize winner Joshua Cohen.
Past event
Where
Libeskind Building, ground level, Eric F. Ross Gallery
Lindenstraße 9–14, 10969 Berlin
The JMB invites American author Joshua Cohen to explore the cultural legacy of publisher and department store entrepreneur Salman Schocken. Drawing on selected objects from the museum’s collection, Cohen reflects on the history of the Schocken publishing house in the exhibition, using it to inform a contemporary perspective on culture and capital, on department stores and museums and, ultimately, on questions of (re)appropriation and belonging.
Schocken department store, Stuttgart ca. 1930; photo: Hans Boettcher, Stadtarchiv Stuttgart 9200 - F 2039/235
Exhibition Inventories: The Legacy of Salman Schocken: Features & Programs
Exhibition Webpage
Inventories (20 May to 12 Oct 2025) – exhibition website with some objects from the exhibition and all audio pieces written and narrated by Joshua Cohen
Publications
JMB Journal 27: Inventories: The Legacy of Salman Schocken: An Issue on the Publisher, Patron of the Arts, Zionist, Art Collector and Businessman, Oct 2025
Digital Content
- A short interview with Joshua Cohen: Watch the video on our YouTube channel!
- Joshua Cohen in Conversation on the Exhibition: Video recording from 20 May 2025
- Jewish department stores and their owners on Jewish Places: Visualization on an interactive map
