Researchers Uncover Long-Lost Tunnel Used By Jews To Escape Extermination Pits

Using advanced imaging technology, researchers in Lithuania have uncovered a tunnel that Jewish prisoners used to escape Nazi extermination pits. By doing so, they have provided physical evidence of a well-known tale of heroism during the Holocaust — known before only through the testimony of 11 Jews who escaped. For the past 72 years, teams have been searching for the tunnel at the Ponar massacre site, located in a forest about 6 miles from Vilnius. The discovery was made using noninvasive technology that allowed researchers to go into burial pits without desecrating the gravesites.

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