Library of the Schocken Verlag, Berlin, 1933–1939; Jewish Museum Berlin, photo: Monika Sommerer
Inventories
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
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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)
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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
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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)
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Brochure on new publications of the Jewish publisher Schocken Verlag, Berlin, 1937, paper; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession BIB/155284
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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)
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Metal boxes with gramophone needles from the Schocken department store, Germany, ca. 1930, sheet metal, steel, paper; Jewish Museum Berlin, accession 2022/52/0
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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
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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
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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)
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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Exhibition Inventories: The Legacy of Salman Schocken: Features & Programs
- Exhibition Webpage
- Current page: Inventories (20 May to 12 Oct 2025) – exhibition website with some department store products
- Accompanying Events
- Joshua Cohen in Conversation on the Exhibition: 20 May 2025
- Curator-led Tour of the Exhibition: 12 Jun 2025, in German
- For FRIENDS: Preview and reading with Joshua Cohen: 19 May 2025, partly in German and partly in English
- See also
- Joshua Cohen, writer: A short biography and recordings of past events with him
