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Testimony of Uzi von Straten, born in 1940 in Paris, about being hidden by a French family at a flour mill in Boisset during the war

Testimony
Testimony of Uzi von Straten, born in 1940 in Paris, about being hidden by a French family at a flour mill in Boisset during the war Family lives in the 17th arrondissement in Paris; father works for the French broadcasting authority; father escapes at once when the deportations begin; father hides with mediation of the French Resistance; witness and brother join their father in hiding; mother and another brother deported to Drancy; witness placed in hiding in Boisset at a flour mill owned by the Danguiral family, subsequently recognized as Righteous among the Nations; life with the Danguirals until end of war; back to Paris; emigration to the United States in 1948 pending immigration to Israel; immigration to Israel in 1948.
item Id
13828761
First Name
Uzi
Last Name
van Straten
Date of Birth
1940
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
05/03/2020
Date of Creation - latest
05/03/2020
Name of Submitter
ואן סטטן עוזי
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video