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languages:yiddish_in_the_netherlands_under_construction [2025/10/07 18:44] – [History of language education:] jfriehslanguages:yiddish_in_the_netherlands_under_construction [2025/10/07 19:00] (current) – [References] jfriehs
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 The Kingdom of the Netherlands has ratified Yiddish under the ECRML in 1998 under article 7, paragraph 5. It is thus protected to some extend.  The Kingdom of the Netherlands has ratified Yiddish under the ECRML in 1998 under article 7, paragraph 5. It is thus protected to some extend. 
 The Yiddish speaking community is not recognized as a minority under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. This is due to the fact that Yiddish speakers are part of the jewish religous group. The Yiddish speaking community is not recognized as a minority under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. This is due to the fact that Yiddish speakers are part of the jewish religous group.
 +In the most recent evaluation (Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, 2022), six out of twelve undertakings were fullfilled. In the fields of promoting the visibility of Yiddish and fostering transnational connections the Netherlands are not (fully) satisfying their obligations. Also, creating a permanent body of counseling the government has not been created.  
 +The committe recomends focussing on continuing the support of primary and secondary education and establishing a representative body for the Yiddish speaking community. Also, raising awareness of Yiddish in the majority population, support of cultural activities and encouraging transnational contact with other Yiddish speaking communities is recomended.
  
  
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 Council of Europe (2024): Charta of Regional and Minority Languages. 4<sup>th</sup> Edition.\\ Council of Europe (2024): Charta of Regional and Minority Languages. 4<sup>th</sup> Edition.\\
 Council of Europe (2023): Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. 10<sup>th</sup> Edition.\\ Council of Europe (2023): Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. 10<sup>th</sup> Edition.\\
 +Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (2022): Seventh Evaluation Report on the Netherlands. \\
 Schäfer, Lea (2023): Yiddish. In: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Linguistics. \\ Schäfer, Lea (2023): Yiddish. In: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Linguistics. \\
 https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ydd/ \\ https://www.ethnologue.com/language/ydd/ \\
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