Editing Yiddish (section)

=== Sweden ===

[[File:Jidische.Folkschtime.jpg|thumb|Banner from the first issue of the {{lang|yi|יודישע פאלקסשטימע|rtl=yes}}—{{lang|yi-Latn|Jidische Folkschtime}} (''Yiddish People's Voice''), published in Stockholm, January 12, 1917]]

In June 1999, the Swedish Parliament enacted legislation giving Yiddish legal status<ref>{{in lang|sv}} [http://regeringen.se/download/f5c9eed7.pdf?major=1&minor=2218&cn=attachmentPublDuplicator_0_attachment Regeringens proposition 1998/99:143 Nationella minoriteter i Sverige]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}, June 10, 1999. Retrieved October 17, 2006.</ref> as one of the country's [[official minority languages of Sweden|official minority languages]] (entering into effect in April 2000).

Additional legislation was enacted in June 2006 establishing a new governmental agency, the Swedish National Language Council, whose goal is to "collect, preserve, scientifically research, and spread material about the national minority languages." These languages include Yiddish.

The Swedish government has published documents in Yiddish detailing the national action plan for human rights.<ref>{{in lang|yi}} [http://regeringen.se/download/098c9eb4.pdf?major=1&minor=67638&cn=attachmentPublDuplicator_0_attachment אַ נאַציאָנאַלער האַנדלונגס־פּלאַן פאַר די מענטשלעכע רעכט]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}} A National Action Plan for Human Rights 2006–2009. Retrieved December 4, 2006.</ref> An earlier one provides general information about national minority language policies.<ref>{{in lang|yi}} [http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/dynamaster/file_archive/050216/24a99c86fd734f15c9f722b343cc152e/FaktaJu%5f0415ji.pdf נאַציאַנאַלע מינאָריטעטן און מינאָריטעט־שפּראַכן] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926131653/http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/dynamaster/file_archive/050216/24a99c86fd734f15c9f722b343cc152e/FaktaJu%5f0415ji.pdf |date=September 26, 2007 }} National Minorities and Minority Languages. Retrieved December 4, 2006.</ref> On September 6, 2007, it became possible to register Internet domains with Yiddish names in the national top-level domain [[.se]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.119665 |title=IDG: Jiddischdomänen är här |publisher=Idg.se |access-date=October 18, 2009 |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207204801/http://www.idg.se/2.1085/1.119665 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The first Jews were permitted to reside in Sweden during the late 18th century. The Jewish population in Sweden is estimated at 20,000. According to various reports and surveys, between 2,000 and 6,000 Swedish Jews have at least some knowledge of Yiddish. In 2009, the number of native speakers was estimated by linguist Mikael Parkvall to be 750–1,500. He says that most native speakers of Yiddish in Sweden today are adults, many of them elderly.<ref>Mikael Parkvall, ''Sveriges språk. Vem talar vad och var?''. RAPPLING 1. Rapporter från Institutionen för lingvistik vid Stockholms universitet. 2009 [http://www.språkförsvaret.se/sf/fileadmin/PDF/Parkvall_spraakstatistik.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920233246/http://www.xn--sprkfrsvaret-vcb4v.se/sf/fileadmin/PDF/Parkvall_spraakstatistik.pdf|date=September 20, 2014}}, pp. 68–72</ref>

After the war Yiddish theater enjoyed great popularity in Sweden and all the great stars performed there. Since the recognition of Yiddish as an official minority language, Swedish schoolchildren have the right to study Yiddish at school as a mother tongue, and there are public radio broadcasts and television shows in Yiddish.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Why a Yiddish Renaissance Is Underway in Sweden, of All Places |url=https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/2024-02-23/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/why-a-yiddish-renaissance-is-underway-in-sweden-of-all-places/0000018d-d36b-d5f7-a3ff-d3ffea4f0000 |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=Haaretz |language=en}}</ref>