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In a combined effort to muster support to enact the Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 (House Resolution 5782 and Senate version 2828), the Estonian American National Council organized a focused effort to communicate a strong message to Congress that these bills were an important step toward ensuring military and...

The first full orchestral composition by Estonian-American Jonas Tarm will have its world premiere Sunday, March 8, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.   The piece is entitled "Marsh u Nebuttya" – which means "March to Oblivion" in Ukrainian – and it will be played by the New York...

Elli Riismandel was a lawyer educated both in her native country Estonia and the United States.   She held a law degree from University of Tartu and a Master of Comparative Law (MCL) degree from the George Washington University Law School in the District of Columbia. She was the first...

Artist Jaanika Peerna together with Estonian Consul General Eva-Maria Liimets, the Director of the Kentler Gallery Florence Neal and Program Director Sallie Mize. Photo by Umru Rothenberg   Artist Jaanika Peerna created a room-size drawing installation in the large space of Kentler International Drawing Space which consists of works of...

Estonia's Consul General from New York will be in Los Angeles January 22 - 24, 2015 to perform consular duties. Estonian citizens will be able to apply for a passport or ID-Card, renew their passport or ID-Card, receive previously ordered documents or conduct other consular business. The Consul General will...

The Estonian-Georgian movie, "Tangerines" ("Mandariinid" in Estonian), has been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards. The film was shortlisted in December, being one of nine of the initial 83 canditates in its category. The shortlist of five nominees was selected by specially invited...

Arvo Pärt accepts the prestigious Praemium Imperiale cultural award  in Tokyo presented by the Japan Art Association.   Photo: news.err.ee   1. The continuing global success of Arvo Pärt's music At the beginning of the year, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was, for the third year running, given the title of...

The Christmas Card of the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves. The illustration was created by Eiko Ojala, who regularly features in the world’s top magazines, from New York Times and Le Monde to Wired. Card design by Silver Tibbing at Brand Manual, e-card by Datalab.   president.ee/christmas

New York’s Times Square gave a grand welcome to the Estonian business delegation, led by Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, in the morning of December 12, 2014.   The delegation also visited Nasdaq, the largest stock exchange in the United States.  Photo by Siiri Lind.   Riigikogu has approved an amendment...

New York Estonian Mixed Choir after the Christmas concert at the NY Lutheran Church on Lexington and 88th Street. Photo by Al Brownell   What a beautiful way to celebrate the 2nd Sunday of Advent!  We heard the Christmas message preached in the Estonian language, we sat in the midst...