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Photo and text from Estonian Embassy facebook On March 26, 30 years ago, Mr. Jaak Treiman became the honorary consul of Estonia in Los Angeles. Mr. Treiman is the longest serving honorary consul of our country. Mr. Treiman was nominated to the position by Mr. Ernst Jaakson, Estonian Consul...
Aili Sarapik wearing an "I speak Estonian" t-shirt on a local school field trip in 2002. (Private collection) Aili M. Sarapik Despite differences in number of students, fluency, budget, distance, and other constraints, Estonian Schools as well as kindergartens, children’s hobby groups, and other youth organizations around the world...
One of the performers, Valev Laube, performed on February 24, at the Estonian Embassy in Washington, DC. Photo by Embassy/FB The Estonian House in New York City will be hosting the Estonian Cultural Days from 24-27 March with a variety of events to ensure that the Estonian population...
Janae Barrett, Hannah Weinstein, Grace Sullivan, interviewee Kaja Weeks, Emma McAvoy, Alex Mendez, interviewee Karl Altau. Photos from Kogu Me Lugu facebook page SA UNITAS PRESS RELEASEFebruary 4, 2016As part of a college study course launched this year in January, American students interview members of the Estonian diaspora in...
Jaanika Peerna at Midtown Manhattan. Photo by Markley Boyer Jaanika Peerna at the Kentler International Drawing Space on March 7, 2015. Photo by Thomas Wilson Estonian-American artist Jaanika Peerna has been awarded the FID Drawing Prize 2016. FID (thefid.org) was founded in Paris in 2007, dedicated to...
The New York Chamber Music Festival presents the FOYLE - STSURA DUO: Michael Foyle, violin (England) and Maksim Stsura, piano (Estonia, presently resides in London)), in their highly anticipated New York Recital Debut, with a splendid violin & piano program of masterpieces by Mozart, Brahms, Cesar Franck, Lutoslawski. March 2...
Estonian Oscar Contender “1944”. Thursday, January 14, 7:00 PM at Scandinavia House 58 Park Avenue @ 38th Street, New York, NY 10016 scandinaviahouse.org 1944 addresses a national trauma that Estonia continues to process to this day. Director of the movie, Elmo Nüganen, has said that more than anything else,...
Pictured at the event, L/R : Eric Suuberg (EANC), Matti Prima (EANC), Karl Altau (JBANC), Ilmar Vanderer (EANC) and Aavo Reinfeldt (EANC) The Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), along with the American Latvian Association, held an informative seminar on “The Future of Baltic Nordic Security and Trade: Sustaining...
Estonian entrepreneurs have launched a new company, called Starship Technologies, in London, manufacturing self-driving delivery robots. Founded by former Skype co-founders, Estonian Ahti Heinla, and Dane Jaanus Friis, Starship Technologies aims to improve local delivery of goods and groceries. The company will introduce fleets of small and earthbound delivery robots,...
The Gift That Gives All Year VABA EESTI SÕNA Is In Need Of Everyone’s Help To Ensure Its Continued Publication This weekly newspaper provides its readers with news happening in Estonia and also informs them of local cultural and social events in the USA, such as church services, concerts,...