Irshava

There are several alternative names used for this city: , , , , , , , and . == History ==

The Hasidic Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum (later of Satmar) lived in Irshava twice, between 1911 and 1914, and again between 1922 and 1925. He established a yeshiva there. A local newspaper is published here since October 1946. City since September 1982. In January 1989 the population was 9873 people. ==Demographics==

In 2001, population was 10,515. It included: • Ukrainians (98.6%) • Russians (0.7%) • Slovaks (0.3%) • Hungarians (0.3%) Native language in 2001: • Ukrainian (97.9%) • Russian (1.4%) • Hungarian (0.4%) == Notable people ==

• Ivanna Bagová (born 1993) – Slovak singer, winner of The Voice of Czecho-Slovakia • Rabbi Gruenberger Yaacov – active in Prague's Jewish Town Alt-neu Schul synagogue; Studied in yeshiva in Trnava, Slovakia ==Gallery==

File:Залізнична станція Іршава 2011 рік.jpg|Irshava railway station file:Irshava (Ilosva),former Great synagogue,later-the club.jpg|Former Great Synagogue, later the club file:Irshava (Ilosva), Jewish cemetery -01.jpg|Jewish cemetery ==See also==