Today, on Holocaust Memorial Day, Scots are urged to light a candle in the windows of their home to pay respect and remember the six million Jew victims that Nazis murdered during World War II.
The event, falling on January 27, also marks the anniversary of the liberation of the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz. Located in Poland, Auschwitz is now one of the greatest and most shocking memorials of World War II history.
Going beyond World War II history, Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) also seeks to raise awareness of other victims of persecution throughout history and around the world - including genocides in Darfur and Bosnia, the Daily Record reports.
