PUBLISHER

Books published by Schocken Verlag, the Schocken Publishing company in Berlin (1930’s) Publisher Schocken’s publishing activities spanned three continents, and continues

Agnon’s Mr. Lublin’s Shop

In Mr. Lublin’s Store Agnon’s novel In Mr. Lublin’s Store is a veiled autobiographical account of the years he spent

The Schocken Institute for Hebrew poetry

The Schocken Institute for Hebrew Poetry Schocken purchased the now famed “Schocken 37” manuscript in 1928. The manuscript proved to

Haaretz Almanac

Haaretz Almanac As one of his publishing projects, Schocken launched a yearly Hebrew almanac that would “demonstrate, in a colorful

Martin Buber

Martin Buber Martin Buber (1878 – 1965) was a renaissance scholar, sociologist, theologian, philosopher, and poet. According to Schocken, the

A Jewish Renaissance

S.Y. Agnon Nahum Glatzer Martin Buber A Jewish Renaissance Schocken’s ongoing pursuit of a Jewish identity was based on a

Else Lasker Schuler

Else Lasker-Schüler Else Lasker-Schüler (1869 – 1945) was a German-Jewish poet. She won the prestigious Kleist Prize for literature, and

Hannah Arendt

Hannah Arendt The German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt (1906 – 1975) called Schocken the “Jewish Bismarck.” For his part, Schocken described

Schocken Verlag

Schocken Verlag Schocken’s first publishing house – Schocken Verlag – opened in Germany in 1931. When Hitler rose to power

Moshe Spitzer

Moshe Spitzer Dr. Morris (Moshe) Spitzer, a renowned Sanskrit and ancient Indian scholar, was director of Schocken Verlag between 1934