Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Model of his house built by Staszek Jackowski, a Christian man, who hid 32 Jews there for 1 1/2 years. The model lifts to expose the hiding place in the basement. Jackowski built the model for Ruth Gruber in 1967. The hiding place was built in the basement of a house which was 2 blocks away from Gestapo headquarters.
- Date
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creation:
1967
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ruth Gruber
- Contributor
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Artisan:
Staszek Jackowski
Physical Details
- Classification
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Architectural Elements
- Category
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Architectural drawings and models
- Object Type
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Building models (tgm)
- Physical Description
- Three layered cutaway model made of cardboard and balsa wood with electrical circuitry.
a: base
b-c: rooms
d-e: roofs
f: parts - Dimensions
- overall: Height: 40.750 inches (103.505 cm) | Width: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm)
- Materials
- overall : cardboard, balsa, metal, rubber
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The model was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Ruth Gruber.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:21:33
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn4417
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