The town of Tetch is located near the big city of Ungvar, Ukraine. Its settlement reached a peak of 1,000 Jewish inhabitants by the year 1940.
Upon the departure of Rabbi Lipa Teitelbaum known as the "Ba'al Kedushes Yom Tov" who was the city's chief rabbi until his father's death, the town replaced him with his brother Rabbi Betzlal.
A few years after Rabbi Betzalal's death, his son Rabbi chaim became its chief-rabbi.
however some took rabbi Mayer Gruenwald (son of Rabbi Avrohom Yosef of Ungvar)
rabbi mayer established a yeshiva for 45 teenagers (bucharim). In January 1940, Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum of Satmer was the city's guest and he came to support the rebbi chaim teitelbaum.
In late May 1944 the Nazis marched into town. Shortly thereafter the town's Jewish residents were deported to concentration camps. rabbi chaim was put alive in fire and also Rabbbi Mayer and his family were taken to death camps in Auschwitz. His wife and 9 children perished in Auschwitz.
After the war Rabbi Meyer was ablw to survive and was very instrumental in establishing and strengthening Orthodox Judaism in Toronto.