After being shut down by the Germans in 1939, Schocken, whoimmigrated from Germany to Palestine in 1934, founded the Hebrew-languageSchocken Publishing House inMandatory Palestine. Schocken moved to the United States in 1940. In 1945 he founded the English-language Schocken Books inNew York City. In 1987 it was bought up by Random House. Schocken Books continues to publish Jewish literary works.
^abjoint venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft,Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.
^joint venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.
^joint venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.