16_Certificate of Examinations
1946 October 30, Front side - Certificate of examinations for Wichna (Kagan) Azjensztat from the Faculty of Medicine.
Beige certificate with typed text in French using black ink. At the bottom right, a blue ink overprint circular stamp dated October 31, 1946 appears. A signature in black ink is present.
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16_Certificate of ExaminationsEntry/Object ID
2026.6.16Scope and Content
1946 October 30, certificate of examinations for Wichna (Kagan) Azjensztat from the Faculty of Medicine.Context
Translation of body text: "The undersigned Secretary of the Faculty of Medicine of Nancy hereby certifies that Mrs. Ajzenstadt (née Kagan Wichna)—born on January 12, 1913, in Kancewicze, Poland—successfully passed the examinations for the Certificate of General French Culture on October 17, 1946. In witness whereof, the present certificate is issued to her." From Google Translate. Born in Grajewo, Poland in 1913, Jankiel studied medicine at the University of Nancy in the 1930s. With the outbreak of the war, he moved to Paris, married dentist Wichna Kagan, and in 1940, fled with her and their infant daughter to southern Fance (the Free Zone). The family settled in the Lozere department. The documents in the collection reveal the daring mobilization of Pastor Joseph Bourdon (recognized by Yad Vashem in 1983, file no. 2698) on behalf of the family, and his attempt to save them in real time. The peak of this effort is reflected in a document dated March 7, 1943 - two weeks after Jankiel had already been arrested by the Gendarmerie (on Feb 20, 1943). In this document, the Pastor declared to the authorities that the detainee was a "devout Protestant," in a desperate and final attempt to extract him from the claws of the Gestapo before being sent to the East. Despite the effort, Jankiel was transferred to the Drancy camp, and on March 6, 1943, was ent on Convoy 51 to the Majdanek extermination camp, where he perished. His wife and daughter survived.Collection
Pastor Joseph Isaac BourdonCategory
Certificate