A lot of the Chasidish oilem shtam from that area. It had a higher survival rate, as the area was part of Hungary during the war (and the Nazis ym’s didn’t go into Hungary until 1944.) One of the Spinka Rebbes lived in Seilish. Aside from the Chasidim, there were also other Orthodox and Neolog (similar to Conservative) living in those areas. Rav Menashe Klein zt’l learnt in the Yeshiva in Ungvar. Munkatch was a majority Jewish city (somewhat over 50% of the population.)
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