Overview
- Brief Narrative
- Pair of shutters from Taize, France, from the house in which between 1940 and 1942 Brother Roger, founder of the Communaute de Taize, hid refugees including Jews. The shutters served as a sign indicating to the refugees after police visits to the premises, the point at which the refugees could come back to the house without danger.
- Geography
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use:
Taizé (France)
Physical Details
- Classification
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Architectural Elements
- Category
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Buildings and structures
- Object Type
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Shutters (opening covers) (aat)
- Physical Description
- Painted red wooden shutters from France. a: left shutter; b: right shutter
- Materials
- overall : wood, metal, paint
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- No restrictions on access
- Conditions on Use
- No restrictions on use
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- The shutters were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by the Communaute de Taize.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 18:18:04
- This page:
- http://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn611677
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