EAST Renfrewshire Council is to host an online event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.

The virtual ceremony has been organised jointly with Renfrewshire Council and takes place at 7pm on Wednesday, January 26.

It is an opportunity for people to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, as well as millions of others killed under Nazi persecution and in genocides that followed in the likes of Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.

The ceremony will feature a survivor’s story, highlighting the horror of the Holocaust, and there will be music from pupils at East Renfrewshire schools.

Anyone can join in via the council's Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels.

East Renfrewshire Provost Jim Fletcher said: “We are home to Scotland's largest Jewish population and enjoy a wonderful relationship with the Jewish community, so marking Holocaust Memorial Day every year is something extremely important to all of us, even if we cannot do it in person this year.

“It is truly harrowing to listen to the survivor stories but it is only right that we listen to them, never forget what they went through and help to ensure that it never happens again.

"I would encourage you all to join us on Wednesday evening on our social media channels and remember what those who came before us went through.”

For more information, visit www.hmd.org.uk/take-part-in-holocaust-memorial-day.