The Central and East European Coalition (CEEC) sent a letter on July 15th to President Trump expressing concerns about his proposal to withdraw approximately 9000 U.S. servicemembers stationed in Germany.

Copies were also sent to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.

The letter was drafted and signed by Estonian American National Council (EANC) Washington, DC Director, Karin Shuey.

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Published: August 08 2020

While the Lakewood Eesti Mängud organized each summer by Spordiliit USA was cancelled this year, 20 golfers nonetheless gathered for a competition at Lakewood Country Club.

The golf tournament served to keep alive the 67-year-old string of meeting up at Lakewood to celebrate ESTO sport, friendships, and culture.

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Published: August 08 2020

Composer Veljo Tormis' Virtual Centre to Open

August 7, 2020 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of the late Veljo Tormis, one of the most unique and renown Estonian choral composers and will be celebrated worldwide with the opening of the Veljo Tormis Virtual Centre (https://veljotormis.com/en/). "

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Published: August 08 2020

Statement of the Estonian World Council

The Estonian World Council joins the foreign ministries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in protesting the most recent Russian attempts to revise history.

A recent legislative initiative in Russia’s State Duma would revoke the December 24, 1989 declaration of the Soviet Union’s Supreme Council that condemned the Molotov-Ribbentrop non-aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany.

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Published: August 01 2020

The first unofficial reading in New York City, January 2020.   Press photo

The new musical “Singing Revolution” has been pledged a large sponsorship from the Estonian American National Council (EANC) toward the Los Angeles World Premiere.

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Published: August 01 2020

Oswald Riisma was born in Märjamaa, Estonia on May 19, 1920 and lived to be 100 years old, passing away peacefully at his home in Boca Raton, Florida on July 15, 2020.

Oswald was an entrepreneur in both Toronto, Canada and subsequently in Florida, USA.

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Published: August 01 2020

Estonia Summons Russian Ambassador After Attempt to Justify Occupation

On July 23, Estonia's Foreign Minister summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Estonia Aleksandr Petrov in connection with recent statements seeking to portray the occupation of Estonia and its annexation to the Soviet Union as legitimate.

The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Tallinn had published a series of posts on its social media channels falsifying history.

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Published: August 01 2020

The Siblings Day Foundation is proud to announce one of our four programs will commence this late summer called Sibling2Sibling, an interactive, supportive webinar series.

The series will be held on Zoom and facilitated by Dr. Katherine Shear, a professor at Columbia School of Social Work and Founding Director of the Center for Complicated Grief.

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Published: August 01 2020