Schocken commissioned German Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn to design Modernist style buildings. He opened branches in Nuremberg (1926), Stuttgart (1928) and Chemnitz (1930, the only one to survive).
The Schocken company hired German Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn to design Modernist-style structures.  He established offices in Nuremberg (1926), Stuttgart (1928), and Chemnitz (1930, the sole branch to endure).