In 1963, Schoeps passed his Abitur and began studying history, political science, communications and theater at Erlangen and the Free University of Berlin.
The foundation - founded by Mendelssohn descendants and members of the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy family - promotes education, training, science and research in the field of European Jewish history and culture.
The foundation is a shareholder in the GBI group of companies, and in this context is involved in charitable building projects, including the construction and management of student residences in various cities in Germany and Austria.
[6]In January 2010, the heirs reached an agreement with the owner of the Picasso painting Portrait d'Angel Fernández de Soto, Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Schoeps' academic students include Anna Carolin Augustin, Sven Brömsel, Hannah Lotte Lund, Barbara Steiner, Olaf Glöckner, Anna-Dorothea Ludewig, Alexandra Nocke, Dekel Peretz, Ines Sonder, Susanne Urban-Fahr, Elke-Vera Kotowski et Armin Pfahl-Traughber.