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Guide to Chmielnik's Jewish heritage and genealogy - September 2020. The film shows Jewish heritage sites of Chmielnik, including the unique preserved mikveh. The film was produced and narrated by dr Tomasz Cebulski and researched by
Polin Travel-Guide and genealogy services in Poland.
The film was produced within the GEN-film-IT series.
The Chmielnik synagogue dates back to 1640's and from 2013 it houses a state of the art museum of Shtetl life - Świętokrzyski Sztetl Chmielnik.
In 2015 a private owner excavated a basement of his building to uncover a fully operational mikveh. Chmielnik in 19th and 20th century up until 1942 was around 80% Jewish inhabited.