For most of his life, Joe Cent didn’t know he was a refugee.

Joe was born in France in March 1937. His parents were both from Warsaw but had moved to France in the 1920s to escape antisemitism in Poland. However, in 1940 the Nazis invaded France and established control over the north of the country.

Joe tells how, thanks to a lucky encounter, his family all managed to leave France and establish a new life in Glasgow’s West End. He later learnt the fate of other family members who had remained in Poland.

Listen more to find out about the many adventures Joe went on to have in Scotland.