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Richard Freund has demonstrated the important contributions archaeology can make to our understanding of the Holocaust. He is a pioneer in the field of archaeology of genocide, and his work will resonate with all who seek to understand what happened. In their final days the Nazis sought to eradicate all evidence of their crime; Freund is unearthing what they sought to bury. Religious Jews will be particularly grateful that his geo-thermal techniques do not disturb remains. His work is not only to be admired but also emulated, and he endows his explorations with a sense of excitement without losing respect for the dignity and humanity of the deceased. I read this work with admiration and gratitude. -- Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish University; former director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Research Institute

Richard Freund has demonstrated the important contributions archaeology can make to our understanding of the Holocaust. He is a pioneer in the field of archaeology of genocide, and his work will resonate with all who seek to understand what happened. In their final days the Nazis sought to eradicate all evidence of their crime; Freund is unearthing what they sought to bury. Religious Jews will be particularly grateful that his geo-thermal techniques do not disturb remains. His work is not only to be admired but also emulated, and he endows his explorations with a sense of excitement without losing respect for the dignity and humanity of the deceased. I read this work with admiration and gratitude. -- Michael Berenbaum, American Jewish University; former director, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum â Research Institute

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Dr. Richard A. Freund is the Maurice Greenberg Professor of Jewish History and Director of the Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies at the University of Hartford. His most recent work in Lithuania has been chronicled in a recent NOVA science series episode: “Holocaust Escape Tunnel” on the new discoveries made in the Holocaust era Ponar Burial Pits and at the Great Synagogue of Vilna, Lithuania. He is the author of hundreds of scholarly articles and several books (written or co-edited) including Digging through the Bible and Digging through History.

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