Nyírtass, formerly Tass (german: Tausch, yi, טאהש ''Tash''), is a Hungarian village in
Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county. The village dates back to the 13th century; the name of the river Nyír was added as a prefix in 1908.
The town has a rich Jewish history, as it had two famous rabbis living there. The
Tosh Hasidic Dynasty, originating from Nyírtass, has a Jewish community in Boisbriand,
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada named
Kiryas Tosh
Kiryas Tosh (Hebrew/Yiddish: ), also called Tash (), is a Hasidic Jewish community in the town of Boisbriand, Quebec. It is affiliated with the Tosh Hasidic dynasty. The community is home to about 500 households, or about 3,000 people.
Naming
' ...
. Named after the former name of the town, Kiryas Tosh was built by its grand rabbi
Meshulim Feish Lowy
Meshulim Feish Segal Lowy II ( he, משולם פייש סג"ל לאווי, Magyarized: ''Lőwy Ferencz''; 11 April 1921 – 12 August 2015) was the fourth Grand Rebbe of the Tosh Hasidic dynasty.
Biography
Early life
Lowy was born in Nyírtass ...
, whose grandfathers were the rabbis in Nyírtass.
There is a Jewish cemetery in Nyírtass where the aforementioned rabbis are buried. There is a big presence of orthodox Jews present every year on the day they died.
In 2001, 99% of the population of the settlement declared themselves Hungarian, 1% of them declared to be of Roma nationality.
Sights
The sights of Nyírtass include the Roman Catholic, the Greek Catholic and the Reformed Church; the mansion, the mayor's office, and the park that was handed over at the turn of the millennium.
[János Dobszay (2012): Little bird-guide. HVG , December 22, 2012 51–52. No. 16-18.]
See also
*
Tosh (Hasidic dynasty)
Tosh (also "Tash"; Hebrew/Yiddish: טאהש) is a Hasidic dynasty originating in Nyirtass, Hungary. Today, it is based in Kiryas Tosh, Quebec, Canada, outside Boisbriand, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, Quebec. The current leader is Grand Rabbi ...
References
Populated places in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County
Shtetls
Jewish communities in Hungary
Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust
{{Szabolcs-geo-stub