Remains of More Than 1,200 Holocaust Victims Laid to Rest in Belarus After Mass Grave Discovered

Belarus' servicemen excavate a mass grave for the prisoners of a Jewish ghetto set up by the Nazis during World War Two, that was uncovered at a construction site in the city of Brest, on Feb. 27, 2019. Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images

More than 1,200 Holocaust victims were laid to rest in Belarus on May 22, after their remains were discovered earlier this year in a Nazi-era mass grave under a construction site.

Construction workers stumbled upon the remains of at least 1,214 people in January as they started work on luxury apartments in the southwestern city of Brest, which was home to a significant Jewish community before World War II.