The discovery was made during construction work in Leżajsk, when workers removed a layer of asphalt. Some gravestones have kept their original colours, showing blue, green, yellow and red letter inscriptions. German troops occupied the Polish town shortly after the outbreak of World War Two in September 1939. More than 150 Jewish gravestones used by the Nazis to help build a road have been found in a small market square in a town in Poland. The grim discovery was made during construction work in the town of Leżajsk where workers removed a layer of asphalt and found the ‘matzevot’, which is Hebrew for headstones, 20 cm below the surface. Described as one of the biggest ‘matzevot’ finds in recent times, around 100 of the gravestones are still complete, save for the traditional rounded heads. Another 50 headstones were broken up into small pieces and used to fill in the base of the road.
via daily mail: More than 150 Jewish gravestones looted by the Nazis to make a ROAD are discovered by builders in a town square in Poland