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I am once again asking for your help in support of Ukrainian refugee students at the University of Tartu. Their situation continues to be difficult. Any and all assistance would be greatly appreciated by the University. Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine continues. Ukrainians who fled their homeland continue to...
The Arkaader English VOD platform is now live, inviting cinephiles, estophiles and the Estonian diaspora worldwide to discover and rediscover the Estonian film legacy at www.arkaader.ee. Arkaader.ee, a video-on-demand platform dedicated to showcasing Estonian film heritage, celebrated its first year with the opening of an English version of the platform...
Screenings at the Emerson Paramount Theater in Boston and digitally across the U.S. Boston, MA. The Sixth Annual Boston Baltic Film Festival (BBFF) will take place in March 2024 with in-person screenings followed by two weeks of virtual screenings across the U.S. In-person screenings and events will take place at...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Estonia, which had been postponed several times, finally took place last week. It was the largest police operation in the history of Estonia, with more than 1,000 people ensuring Zelensky's security from his arrival from Lithuania on the evening of January 11 until he...
There will be much focus on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2024. One highlight will be the 75th-anniversary summit, to be held in Washington, DC from July 9-11. This follows in the footsteps of the 2023 NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. For the Baltic countries, this meant increased...
The Estonian Foreign Ministry’s virtual forum for Estonians across the world is now available for viewing in three languages. The virtual forum for Estonians across the globe was held for the sixth time. Take some time out to watch the twohour “television program” with exciting speakers and topics tai- lormade...
In these challenging times, with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine spanning over 1.5 years, the repercussions have reverberated across Europe, particularly affecting the Baltic States, Finland, and the United States. By now we have accepted that this war will go on probably for a long time. The economy is shaken...
Literary scholar Tiina Kirss will be the recipient of the cultural and literary award named after beloved Estonian writer Henrik Visnapuu. The award was re-established by the Estonian American National Council (EANC/ERKÜ) in 2020. The award will be formally presented by EANC (ERKÜ) and its Estonian partners the Estonian Writers'...
Dear Estonian community members and friends, As this New Year begins, I feel incredibly grateful for our community of partners andsupporters, and look forward to another year of working together on our common goals ofensuring Estonian values and community life continue here in the U.S, and that Estonia remainsfree and...
Cleveland Estonians gathered at Faith Lutheran Church in Mentor, Ohio for the traditional Estonian church service led by Pastor Pirn. The organist was Trina Läte Pirn, and guest viola player Lembi Veskimets (Cleveland Orchestra). After the service, we gathered in the adjacent church hall for verivorst, hapukapsad, and jõuluvana (Christmas...