Communities

Lisa Trei tells the story of her family and invites others to share their stories as part of an exhibition opening at the Vabamu Museum next year. It’s been almost a year since I moved back to Estonia to attend Tallinn University and serve as a Fulbright Specialist at the...

The Estonian American National Council (EANC) - Eesti Rahvuskomitee Ühendriikides (ERKÜ) is pleased to announce the recipients of a new EANC grant in the form of a travel stipend for attendance at the Estonian Institute of Historical Memory’s (EIHM - Eesti Mälu Instituut) Summer School 2024 – The Fateful Year...

Karl Altau, JBANC On July 23, 2024, the annual commemoration of the Welles Declaration took place in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, DC. The Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur and Acting Assistant Secretary of State Yuri Kim took part, together with the embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.  It was...

Kongats Architects, the brilliant minds behind KESKUS International Estonian Centre in Toronto, has again been honored with a prestigious 2024 Governor General’s Medal in Architecture. This recognition comes from the esteemed Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts, and is awarded biannually to celebrate...

After 72 years St. Marks Estonian congregation has decided to end the work of the congregation. This has been a painful topic during the past three years and making the final decision was very difficult. Throughout these latter years the congregation membership and activities have declined significantly with dwindling attendance...

Congratulations to the fantastic young Estonian trumpeter Triin Ustav, and to her teacher Neeme Ots, on winning the first prize at the International Trumpet Guild Ryan Anthony Memorial Competition Youth Division in Los Angeles! The young trumpet talents´ trip to Los Angeles was supported by a scholarship provided by The...

Memories of metsavend Ruuben Lambur (July, 1947, age 21) “Not even an hour had passed when I became involved in a battle. I tried to shoot back but suddenly something hit me in the face. I fell. My head hurt and echoed within, I couldn’t hear anything, my face was...

The Hon. Kristjan Prikk, ambassador of Estonia to the United States, visits the Bay Area again on Wednesday, May 29. Members of the Estonian community and friends of Estonia are invited to two special public events at UC Berkeley and Stanford on that day. At noon on the Stanford campus,...

I have often found meaningful insight through the music of the Beatles and the band’s members. The title of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1971 single “Happy Christmas (War is Over”), recorded with the Plastic Ono Band and the Harlem Community Choir, wormed itself into my brain today. I suppose...

Barbie is the most popular doll in the world, with over a billion sold worldwide. In 2022 Estonian freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru was the model for Estonia’s first actual Barbie doll as part of the Dream Gap campaign to use positive role models to encourage self-confidence in young girls. That...