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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