A MEMORIAL plaque dedicated to a Scottish Holocaust victim has been unveiled in Edinburgh.

A Stolperstein stone has been laid outside St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, for Jane Haining, who was murdered by the Nazis in Auschwitz.

The Stolperstein, or "stumbling block", is a small brass plaque set into the pavement dedicated to someone persecuted by the Nazis.

A Stolperstein is a small brass plaque set into the pavement dedicated to someone persecuted by the Nazis (Image: Cameron Brooks/Church of Scotland)

The installation was instigated by Edinburgh Central SNP MSP Angus Robertson, with the memorial service on Monday bringing together leaders from the Christian and Jewish faiths as well as representatives of the Hungarian and German governments.

Robertson – who is also External

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