Jewish life in East Prussia was in a very high level influenced by inputs from the Litvakian neighborhood. Jewish inhabitants from sthetls near the former East Prussian borderzone crossed the border very often. They had business in Koenigsberg, Tilsit and other towns or visited relatives, who settled here after 1812. Sometimes they followed their neighbours, business partners or relatives and settled in East Prussian places too. People from Vistytis (Vishtiniec) were found extremly often in the East Prussian territory. They had a strong network. Here some informations collected from my research in several German archives.

 

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), XX. HA, Rep.2I, Tit.Nr.16, Nr.1
Jews without permission in Tilsit November, Dezember 1807 and January 1808

Place and time	Name	From where	What they do
25. Nov.1807	Itzig Karpel	Wishtitten	Trade business
2.Dec. 1807	Hiller Bachr	Wishtitten	Trade business
6.Jan. 1808	Nachim Jankee	Wishtitten	Trade business

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), I.HA,Rep.77, Tit.1021, Stallupoenen, No.1 Etablissement, 1814-1814

25.5.1814 Application for citizenship by Benjamin Hirsch from Wystiten and confirmation

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), I. HA, Rep. 89, Nr. 23676 Application for citizenship (1829-1840)

Beer Freitel Weinberg	Wystiten	now Königsberg, confirmed 1836
Mendel Schmul	Wystiten	now Friedland, refused

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), XX. HA, Rep. 2 II, Nr. 2133, Die Staatsbürgerrechte der Juden. Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen.1844-1850, 179

Lives without permission in Koenigsberg: Moses Kaminski from Wystitten

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), I. HA, Rep. 89, Nr. 23677 Application for citizenship (1841-1846)

Mendel Seelig Heimann	Wystiten	now Berlin, refused
Ruben Levin	Wystiten	now Preußen

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), I. HA, Rep. 89, Nr. 23678 Application for citizenship (1847-1848)

Hirsch Chaim Norwitzky

Wystiten

Labiau

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), XX.HA, Rep. 2 II, Nr. 2133, Die Staatsbürgerrechte der Juden. Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen.1844-1850, 3.

Crossed the border without permission: Levin Golding and David Neumann from Wystitten, asked for baptism

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), XX.HA, Rep.18, Tilsit XXIV, Nr.3, 19.

Document about Schlomke Wion and Selig Neumark from Wystiten about obtaining by underhand citizenship 1848

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), XX.HA, Rep. 18, Tilsit XXIV, Nr.3

Document about the order of removal for Leib Hirsch Schloßberg from Wystiten 1851

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin), VIII. HA, J2, Nr. 2

1846 Document about baptism for Isaac Hirsch (28 years old) born in Wistiten, living now near Labiau

1847 Document about baptism for Moses Kaminski (18 years old) born in Wisztyten, living now in Koenigsberg
1847 Document about baptism for Marcus Jankel Brenner (19 years, 5 month old) born in Wischtitten, living now in Adl. Gut Bothkeim
1848 Document about baptism for Samuel Bluhm (19 years old) born in Wisztyten, living now in Pomedien
1848 Document about baptism for Jerochim Blumenthal (b. 1817 in Wisztyten), living now in Beyershoff near Darkehmen

*Source: Brilling Collection Jewish Museum Frankfurt

A 153 Jews in Tilsit. Citizenship from 1754-1855 and 1872-1905

Nr.	Name	Surname	Profession	Birth place	Birth date	Adress in Tilsit	Date of citizenship
183	Itzig	Epstein	Händler	Wystiten	1852	Fleischerstr.2	20.11.75
359	Julius	Michalowsky	Pferdehändler	Wystiten	07.08.1813	Hohe Str. 49	09.03.77
2507	Isidor	Michalowsky	Händler	Wystiten	04.07.47	Hohe Str. 86	01.05.87
4493	Isaak	Kowalsky	Kaufmann	Wystiten	23.02.1843	Mittelstr.29	11.04.1900

*Source: Private State Archive (Berlin) XX HA, Rep.12, Titel 3, Nr.19, Band 1-12

Following persons (all born in Vishtiniec/Wystiten) lived 1885 in Eastprussian villages near the border, but had no German citizenship:
Friede Janus nee Barkowski (b.1862)
Isidor Janus (b.1875)
Luise Barkowski (b.1865)
Bertha Sternfeld (b.1864)
Laser Dominski (b.1850)
Hulda Sandelofski (b.1866)
Therese nee Pariser married Sallisohn (b.1856)
Bertha nee. Halpat widowed Sternfeld (b.1842)
Isidor Detomischkowski (b.1878)
Max Sternfeld (b.1866)
Hulda nee Sandelowitz Demant (b.1853)
Pescha Falk (b.1886)
Sara Silberberg (b.1836)
Elske nee Alariansky Jordan (b.1857)
Jeanette nee Meserowitz Liebermann (b.1872)
Jankel Sandelowski (b.1862)

Lived 1885 in Eydtkuhnen:
Henriette nee Kaminski Freidberg (b.1860)

Lived 1885 in Stallupoenen:
Sarah nee Neumann Gelberg (b.1860)
Rebekka Gelberg (b.1882)

*Source: Bundesarchiv, Lichterfelde

Jews, (all born in Vishtiniec/Wystiten) who lived in 17.05.1939 in East Prussia

Name	Surname	Birth year	Birth place	Living place
Koppel	Klimowski	1879	Wystiten	Gerdauen
Adolf	Britz	1868	Wystiten	Kuckerneese
Flora	Jankowski nee Lewinski	1865	Wystiten	Tilsit
Dina	Demburky nee. Benkmann	1858	Wystiten	Tilsit
Lina	Joachim nee Silberstein	1878	Wystiten	Tilsit
Rahel	Epstein nee Eserbein	1854	Wystiten	Tilsit
Henriette	Joachim	1876	Wystiten	Altschrangenkrug
Leib	Direktor	03.04.1867	Wystiten	Gumbinnen

 

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