Later, this number was adjusted by Jewish organisations to some 24,000 Jews living in the Netherlands in 1954. Surnames that contain . Education is mixed (boys and girls together) despite its affiliation to the Orthodox NIK. Many Jews fought at Waterloo, where thirty-five Jewish officers died. well. Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths, as well as census and population registers in the 19th and 20th centuries, include Jews since these records cover the entire population. This page has been viewed 25,661 times (904 via redirect). This latter number was disputed, as the Nazi occupation force counted Jews on their classification of race. In, ---. The Jewish-Dutch population after the Second World War is marked by certain significant changes: disappointment, emigration, a low birth rate, and a high intermarriage rate. Throughout history, Sephardic Jews in the Netherlands, in contrast to their Ashkenazi co-religionists, have settled mostly in a few communities: Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Naarden and Middelburg. Dutch family names were not required until 1811 when emperor Napoleon annexed the Netherlands;[1] prior to 1811, the use of patronymics was much more common. So how did patronymics work? This random sampling of Dutch surnames is sorted by surname, with the tussenvoegsel following the name after a comma. Haddad Origin: Mizrahi Meaning: Blacksmith. This resulted in a new theme in medieval anti-Semitic rhetoric. They were documented in the other provinces at an earlier date, especially after their expulsion from France in 1321 and the persecutions in Hainaut and the Rhine provinces. In this area, Kosher food is widely available. 1. This allowed for several variations of one name. Originally focusing on the Jewish segment of the Dutch population, and especially on Holocaust survivors who were faced with mental problems after the Second World War, nowadays the Sinai Centrum also provides care for non-Jewish victims of war and genocide. Aarden. Most prominently, the letter "" (ayin) is pronounced as "ng" ("ngayin"). Frequency: 56,499 people in 2007; 36,636 in 1947Living in a dike or someone from a place with a name ending in -dijk or -dyk. Many of the Ashkenazim in the rural areas were no longer able to subsist and they migrated to the cities in search of work. 2. They maintained foreign trade relationships in the Mediterranean, including Venice, the Levant and Morocco. He repeated such edicts in 1545 and 1549, trying to suppress the Protestant Reformation, which was expanding. There is also a second Dutch Masorti kehilla in the city of Deventer called Masorti Jewish Community nl:Beth Shoshanna that began in 2010 and holds services and other activities in the 19th century Great Synagogue of Deventer. Of the three, it is the only school with a Haredi background. In 1571, the Duke of Alba notified the authorities of Arnhem that all Jews living there should be seized and held until their fates were determined. The Open Jewish Congregation OJG Klal Isral in Delft was founded at the end of 2005, to establish an accepting home for all Jews. Surnames in Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia; Names (Personal) - JewishEncyclopedia Baruch, Moshe, Elisheva and Yehuda are among the classics,. Moses Moresco was appointed member of the municipality at Amsterdam; Moses Asser member of the court of justice there. Pereira Origin: Sephardi Meaning: Pear tree. In addition, there are records of name adoptions, many specific to Jewish people. See the "Taxation" section for more information. The National Convention, on 2 September 1796, proclaimed this resolution: "No Jew shall be excluded from rights or advantages which are associated with citizenship in the Batavian Republic, and which he may desire to enjoy." He. Chief Rabbi Lehmans of The Hague organized a special thanksgiving service, asking for protection for the allied armies on 5 January 1814. Reply. Weber Meaning: Occupational name for a weaver. The Dutch government is well aware that similar actions could be taken against major Dutch banking interests in the United States. Nevertheless, as a result of the lack of understanding, mental and physical health problems, too many missing relatives and general administrational difficulties, thousands of surviving Jews emigrated, or made aliyah to Mandatory Palestine, later Israel. For example, someone whose family name is "De Vries" is not found at the letter "D" in the telephone directory but at "V"; the "de" is a tussenvoegsel and is not a part of the indexing process but rather is more of a stylistic qualifier. These lists give the name of the deceased person and the death date. Africa, Asia, and the Middle East Algeria 5. Open Archives As in many other countries, it is difficult to find one database that covers everything. This is where they use the personal name of an important male ancestor such as their father or even grandfather. CS3010.S79 [Dutch Jewish Family Archive]. Aaronson Literally "son of Aaron." 2. Liberal synagogues are present in Amsterdam (founded in 1931; 725 families some 1,700 members), Rotterdam (1968), The Hague (1959; 324 families), Tilburg (1981), Utrecht (1993), Arnhem (1965; 70 families), Haaksbergen (1972), Almere (2003), Heerenveen (2000; some 30 members) and Zuid-Laren. But, the community of Maarssen was one of the most important Jewish settlements in the Netherlands. It is unique in Western Europe in that Jewish patients are cared for according to Orthodox Jewish law; kosher food is the only type of food available at the hospital. Abrams, Adams, Albert, Allen, Alexander, Alpert, Ames, Amsterdam, Angel, Ansell, Archer, Arnold, Asher, Asherson, Astley, Avery, Baker, Ball, Banks, Barber, Barkin, Barnard, Barnett, Baron, Barr, Barret, Barrett, Barron, Barrow (sometimes from Baruch), Bart, Barton, Bass, Batt, Beck, Becker, Beer, Belcher, Bell, Bellman, Belman, Belmont, Baruch, Moshe, Elisheva and Yehuda are among the classics, popular with religious Jewish parents all over the world. When William IV was proclaimed stadholder (1747), the Jews found another protector. Instead, they relied on patronymics. In addition they were displaced by the violence of the Thirty Year War (16181648) in other parts of northern Europe, and local expulsions, as well as the 1648 Khmelnytsky uprising in what was then eastern Poland. Nevertheless, the Revolution appreciably ameliorated the condition of the Jews; in 1799 their congregations received, like the Christian congregations, grants from the treasury. Commentators associate such incidents with the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. 01 of 20 DE JONG Frequency: 83,937 people in 2007; 55,480 in 1947 Translating literally as "the young," the de Jong surname means "junior." 02 of 20 JANSEN 4. Others emigrated to the United States. As a result, the Jewish birth rate and organized community membership dropped. Aaldenberg Dutch Originally denoted a person who came from an uncertain place called Aaldenberg, meaning "old mountain". [31] Esther Voet, director of the Centrum Informatie en Documentatie Isral[nl], advised the Knesset in 2014 that Dutch Jews were concerned about what they perceived as increasing antisemitism in the Netherlands. In Dutch linguistics, many names use certain qualifying words (prepositions) which are positioned between a person's given name and their surname. (The city is also called Mokum, from the Hebrew word for town or place, makom.). In 2000, 20% of the Jewish-Dutch population was 65 years or older; birth rates among Jews were low. In 1655 a Sephardic Jew was exceptionally permitted to establish a sugar refinery using chemical methods. The close proximity of the two cultures also led to intermarriage at a higher rate than was known elsewhere, and in consequence many Jews of Dutch descent have family names that seem to belie their religious affiliation. 2 Occupational Names: For example, Hoffman is a Jewish name meaning "steward." Originally, the law only set a wage limit for voting. Your use of the site indicates your agreement to be bound by our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. On 30 November 1813, William VI arrived at Scheveningen, and on 11 December he was solemnly crowned as King William I. This surname means from the anchor in Dutch. Some 40% of Muslim respondents expressed a "not positive" view for Jews in Israel, compared to 6% of the Christian respondents.[36]. Several Jewish organisations in the Netherlands are focused on Jewish youth. Although these words, tussenvoegsels, are not strictly essential to state the person's surname, they are nevertheless a part of the surname and are almost always included for clarity. The number of Israeli Jews living in the Netherlands (concentrated in Amsterdam) runs in the thousands (estimates run from 5,000 to 7,000 Israeli expatriates in the Netherlands, although some claims go as high as 12,000). Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/common-dutch-surnames-and-their-meanings-1422201. From 1806 to 1810 the Kingdom of Holland was ruled by Louis Bonaparte, whose intention it was to so amend the condition of the Jews that their newly acquired rights would become of real value to them; the shortness of his reign, however, prevented him from carrying out his plans. As of 2007, it had 285 pupils enrolled. Sources from the 14th century also mention Jewish residents in the cities of Antwerp and Mechelen and in the northern region of Geldern. There are some 150 synagogues present in the Netherlands; 50 are still used for religious services. The small Portugees-Isralitisch Kerkgenootschap (Portuguese Israelite Religious Community) (PIK), which is Sephardic in practice, has a membership of some 270 families. It has been active since 1997 and has a Jewish, Dutch and Israeli education program.[45]. Powell, Kimberly. She teaches at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree. Wil Brasee's large Sittard area tree. Besides governing some 36 congregations, the NIK has responsibility for the operation of more than 200 Jewish cemeteries in the Netherlands (the total is 250). Besides merchants, many physicians were among the Spanish Jews in Amsterdam. The services are still held in the Portuguese language. In Austria The Emperor Joseph made Jews take last names in the. Dutch Jewry. He was known for corresponding widely with Christian leaders and helped to promote Jewish resettlement in England. There are several Kosher restaurants, two bakeries, Jewish-Israeli shops, a pizzeria and some supermarkets host a Kosher department. Chabad has eleven rabbis, in Almere, Amersfoort, Amstelveen, Amsterdam, Haarlem, Maastricht, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. There is a Jewish wing at the Amstelland Hospital in Amstelveen. Jews were admitted as students to the university, where they studied medicine as the only branch of science that was of practical use to them. Though the number of Dutch Jews is decreasing,[citation needed] the last decades have seen a growth of Liberal Jewish communities throughout the country. ", Frequency: 36,147 people in 2007; 24,787 in 1947Often bestowed as a nickname for a tall person, from theadjectivegroot, from the middle Dutchgrote, meaning "big" or "great. Jews were admitted to Zeeland by Albert, Duke of Bavaria. They included hundreds of Christians of Jewish heritage in the Nazi census. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company. He also attended the marriages of offspring of various prominent Jewish families. Aakster Dutch. He had close relations with the head of the DePinto family, at whose villa, Tulpenburg, near Ouderkerk, he and his wife paid more than one visit. Understanding started to grow by a series of four TV documentaries on the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands made by the Jewish historian Lou de Jong, broadcast on Dutch national public TV (NTS, then the sole TV channel). The survey was composed of eleven phrases that represent antisemitic stereotypes. Orthodox Jews do not accept them as Jews[28][29] unless they undergo a religious conversion through an Orthodox Bet Din. He required the Dutch to use a common family name instead of the original system they were using. The Verbond voor Liberaal-Religieuze Joden in Nederland (LJG) (Union for Liberal-Religious Jews in the Netherlands) (to which all the communities mentioned above are part of) is affiliated to the World Union for Progressive Judaism. Before 1811, the Dutch weren't required to have last names or family names. Both nursing homes are aligned to Orthodox Judaism; kosher food is available. The Jews prospered in the independent Netherlands throughout the 19th century. This caused a large number of small Jewish communities to collapse completely (ten adult males were required to conduct major religious ceremonies). [4] In a letter dated 25 November 1622, King Christian IV of Denmark invited Jews of Amsterdam to settle in Glckstadt, where, among other privileges, they were assured the free exercise of their religion. Akevoth. 100 Jewish Last Names 1. It is larger than the Union of Liberal Synagogues (LJG) and thirteen times as large as the Portuguese Israelite Religious Community (PIK). Aafjes Dutch Means "son of Aafje ". Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths, as well as census and population registers in the 19th and 20th centuries, include Jews since these records cover the entire population. These included Samuel Abravanel, David Nieto, Elijah Montalto, and the Bueno family. In cases of second or later marriages, names of previous spouses and their death dates may be included. A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. Between 1347 and 1351, Europe was hit by the plague or Black Death. Indeed, these rights were for the greater part of doubtful advantage; their culture was not so far advanced that they could frequent ordinary society; besides, this emancipation was offered to them by a party which had expelled their beloved Prince of Orange, to whose house they remained so faithful that the chief rabbi at The Hague, Saruco, was called the "Orange dominie"; the men of the old rgime were even called "Orange cattle". The first four installments aired in 1960, were considered a turning point and left many Dutch, who until then had hardly had any notion of the gruesome depth of the Holocaust, aghast. Information on our advertising guidelines can be found. Jews were also excluded from the trade guilds, as in a 1632 resolution passed by the city of Amsterdam (the Dutch cities were largely autonomous). Jewish television and radio in the Netherlands is produced by NIKMedia. Find your Dutch last name and learn about name meanings and origins in the Netherlands. The Dutch Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation has some specific features that distinguish it from other pronunciations. [citation needed], Jewish Renewal was first introduced in the Netherlands in the 1990s by Carola de Vries Robles. ", Frequency: 30,111 people in 2007; 18,636 in 1947A patronymic name of Dutch, German, and English origin meaning "son of Peter.". Derived from the town of Landau in the Palatinate region of Germany, of Old High German origin meaning "land valley". There were also some 700 Catholic Jews living in the Netherlands [during the Nazi occupation] "). Abrams A reference to the biblical patriarch, Abraham. [35], In June 2015, De Telegraaf published results of a report on antisemitism among youths, conducted by the Verwey Jonker Institute. There are some 350 elderly Jews currently residing in Beth Shalom. This cycle way stretches some way, from Riedenberg in the south further north following the Altmuehl river. 20. Over time, many German Jews gained prosperity through retail trading and they became specialists in diamond-cutting and sales. Knig Meaning: King. The series continued through 1964. It is now Tamarah Benima. This book can be found at the FamilySearch Library, call number FS Library INTL 949.2 K32i.