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Understanding ourselves as part of a bigger story is, of course, an essential element of our humanity. And within such a world, we each have our own personal stories to tell. Yet the truth is that some are much harder to share than others. The story of Peter Baker's guest in this week's "All Things Considered" is one of those.

Dr Martin Stern is a Holocaust Survivor. As a boy of five, living in the Netherlands where he was born, he was arrested simply because his Father was Jewish. Thrown into a bewildering world he and his family were to experience the horrors of transit and concentration camps. After the war, arriving in Manchester with his younger sister, he began a new life - one which would lead to marriage, a family and ultimately to a career as a consultant immunologist from which he retired a few years ago.

In more recent times Martin Stern has learned to tell his story in schools and lectures across the country and a booklet on his experiences was distributed to 20,000 schools. Ahead of a visit to Llandudno this week, as part of its Holocaust Memorial Day commemorations, he talks to Peter Baker about his story and how the experience has impacted on his life and understanding of human nature.

All Things Considered is broadcast on Sunday mornings at 9am and repeated on Thursday mornings at 5.30am.

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