For centuries, the Lithuanian city of Vilna was one of the most important Jewish centers in the world, earning the title "Jerusalem of the North" until World War II, when the Nazis cuddled about 95% of its Jewish population and reduced its synagogues and cultural institutions to ruins. The Soviets finished the job, paving over the remnants of Vilna's famous Great Synagogue so thoroughly that few today know it ever existed. Now, an international team of archaeologists is trying to rediscover this forgotten world, excavating the remains of its Great Synagogue and searching for proof of one of Vilna's greatest secrets: a lost escape tunnel dug by Jewish prisoners inside a horrific Nazi execution site.

NOVA Season 44 Episodes...

• s44e01 - 15 Years of Terror
• s44e02 - School of the Future
• s44e03 - Great Human Odyssey
• s44e04 - Super Tunnel
• s44e05 - Treasures of the Earth: Gems
• s44e06 - Treasures of the Earth: Metals
• s44e07 - Treasures of the Earth: Power
• s44e08 - Secrets of the Sky Tombs
• s44e09 - The Nuclear Option
• s44e10 - Search for the Super Battery
• s44e11 - Ultimate Cruise Ship
• s44e12 - Secrets of Origami
• s44e13 - Killer Trains
• s44e14 - Holocaust Escape Tunnel
• s44e15 - Himalayan Megaquake
• s44e16 - Chinese Chariot Revealed
• s44e17 - Poisoned Water
• s44e18 - Eclipse Over America

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.