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Clip: Season 44 Episode 7 | 5m 21s
Jewish scholars in Lithuania risked death in WWII to save their literature from the Nazis.
Aired: 03/28/17
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During WWII, Nazis forced Samuel Bak and his family out of their home in Vilna, Lithuania.
Holocaust Escape Tunnel Prologue
In a forest in Lithuania, a team of scientists searches for traces of a vanished people.
Holocaust Escape Tunnel Q&A with Historians and Filmmakers
At ground zero for the final solution, scientists uncover a story of hope and bravery.
Hana Amir describes her father escaping the Holocaust through a tunnel he helped to dig.
Esia Friedman tells the story of how her family made it through the Holocaust alive.
Zalman Matzkin narrowly escaped the Holocaust in Lithuania, managing to build a new life.
In Lithuania during WWII, Abe Gol’s father led Jewish prisoners in a tunnel escape.
Holocaust Escape Tunnel Preview 2
At ground zero for the final solution, scientists uncover a story of hope and bravery.
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