Joe Cent
Joe Cent – Reflection On Life
Joe talks about his feelings about identity – Jewish, Polish and Scottish. He discusses family and, finally, his enthusiasm for the Citroen 2CV. INT: Of course. I wondered…you were obviously separated from the Jewish world very early on. J.C: Yes. INT: Did you ever come back towards it? J.C: Yes I did when my father… Continue Reading Joe Cent – Reflection On Life
Joe Cent – Integration
Joe tells the interviewer what he discovered about the rest of his parents’ family. He mentions continuing anti-Semitism in Europe. Then he describes his last, and favourite, career change. J.C: [Joe is asked about the fate of the rest of his family]. …because I found letters. I’ve got a lot of letters that I’m going… Continue Reading Joe Cent – Integration
Joe Cent – Settling In
Joe talks about his early life in Scotland and his mother’s desire ‘to blend in’. He also describes his education and varied career. INT: You wouldn’t have had any contact with other Jewish families would you? J.C: No, not much. No, no. INT: I see that’s very interesting. And then what happened? You were educated… Continue Reading Joe Cent – Settling In
Joe Cent – Life During The War
Joe talks about his father’s military career. He explains why a chance encounter brought him and his mother to Scotland. INT: So how was it you came here to Scotland? What happened? J.C: My father had been in the military cadets which was part of university life in Warsaw during the 1921 attacks by the… Continue Reading Joe Cent – Life During The War
Joe Cent – Life Before The War
Read the Transcript J.C: I was born in France in the town of Valenciennes on the 20th of March 1937 and my certificate of birth has me as Joseph Samuel Centnerszwer. INT: Thanks. You were obviously very young; are you able to tell us a little about your family life before you came to Britain?… Continue Reading Joe Cent – Life Before The War