SALMAN SCHOCKEN

Salman Schocken (1877-1959) was a man of grand thoughts and great deeds. In business, he was a bold and innovative retail and publishing pioneer. In culture, he was a brilliant patron and a builder of great intellectual institutions. His career spanned three continents and five decades, and his work had, and continues to have, a significant impact on millions of people. His life intersected with that of many 20th century luminaries, including S.Y. Agnon, Hannah Arendt, Martin Buber, Albert Einstein, Walter Gropius, Hermann Hesse, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Erich Mendelsohn, Gershom Scholem, Chaim Weizmann, and Stefan Zweig.