Model built by the rescuer of his house where 32 Jews lived in hiding
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The model was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Ruth Gruber.
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Model built by the rescuer of his house where 32 Jews lived in hiding
overall: Height: 40.750 inches (103.505 cm) | Width: 32.500 inches (82.55 cm)
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.
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Three layered cutaway model made of cardboard and balsa wood with electrical circuitry. a: base b-c: rooms d-e: roofs f: parts