Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Season 44 Episode 7 | 54m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
At ground zero for the final solution, scientists uncover a story of hope and bravery.
The Lithuanian city of Vilna, known also as the “Jerusalem of the North”, was one of the most important Jewish centers in the world until World War II, when the Nazis murdered about 95% of its Jewish population. Now, an international team of archaeologists is excavating the remains of its Great Synagogue and searching for a lost escape tunnel dug by Jewish prisoners inside a Nazi execution site.
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Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Season 44 Episode 7 | 54m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The Lithuanian city of Vilna, known also as the “Jerusalem of the North”, was one of the most important Jewish centers in the world until World War II, when the Nazis murdered about 95% of its Jewish population. Now, an international team of archaeologists is excavating the remains of its Great Synagogue and searching for a lost escape tunnel dug by Jewish prisoners inside a Nazi execution site.
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Clip: S44 Ep7 | 8m 20s | During WWII, Nazis forced Samuel Bak and his family out of their home in Vilna, Lithuania. (8m 20s)
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Clip: S44 Ep7 | 2m 3s | In a forest in Lithuania, a team of scientists searches for traces of a vanished people. (2m 3s)
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Clip: S44 Ep7 | 7m 23s | In Lithuania during WWII, Abe Gol’s father led Jewish prisoners in a tunnel escape. (7m 23s)
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Clip: S44 Ep7 | 6m 35s | Zalman Matzkin narrowly escaped the Holocaust in Lithuania, managing to build a new life. (6m 35s)
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Clip: S44 Ep7 | 7m 51s | Hana Amir describes her father escaping the Holocaust through a tunnel he helped to dig. (7m 51s)
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