A Lithuanian archaeologist discovered the tunnel entrance in 2004, and the museum called on the research team to search for the entire tunnel. Jewish and Soviet prisoners were brought to the Ponar forest from Stutthof concentration camp. At night, the prisoners were held in one of the pits used in the killings. JERUSALEM — In a Lithuanian forest, an international research team has pinpointed the location of a legendary tunnel that Jewish prisoners secretly dug out with spoons to try to escape their Nazi captors during World War II, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. “There were 500 years of creativity, a vibrant community,” said Seligman, the archaeologist, referring to Jewish history in Lithuania.

Source: National Post June 29, 2016 14:26 UTC