Monument to the 1944 Great Flight Opened in Pärnu
A monument commemorating the Great Flight of 80 years ago was unveiled in Pärnu. The statue, funded through donations, was erected under the leadership of the Estonian World Council, which gifted it to the city of Pärnu during a ceremony on September 21st. The sculpture depicts the final touch of...
Baltic Way – Black Ribbon Day Commemorated in Washington, DC
On August 23, the Joint Baltic American National Committee (JBANC), the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, the embassies of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and about 100 participants gathered on McPherson Square outside the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, DC, to celebrate 35 years since the Baltic Way, and to...
St Marks Estonian Congregation’s Final Services
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...
Boston Estonian Society’s Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the “Suur Pōgenemine”
Boston Estonian Society’s Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the “Suur Pōgenemine” or The Great Flight will occur on Sunday, September 22, at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at 206 Waltham Street, Newton, MA, 3:00 -7:00 pm. Join us at this important event to highlight the history of these turbulent times...
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Erika Puussaar to Be Inducted Into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame
Mrs Erika Puussaar will be inducted into the Cleveland International Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The Estonian Ambassador to the United States, Mr Kristjan Prikk, will be coming in from Washington, DC, to induct Erika into the Cleve-land International Hall of Fame. Erika earned this honor through...
San Francisco Estonian Choir on Their Way to Üldlaulupidu
Our singers are hard at work preparing for the song festival audition! The San Francisco Estonian Choir is working together with other Estonian singers on the west coast and some members of local choirs in the Bay Area to fulfill what for many is a lifelong dream – to sing...
Join the CES Annual Cleanup Day
The Connecticut Estonian Society’s (CES) annual cleanup day (talgud) will be on April 27, 2024, and the CES annual General Meeting will be on May 4, 2024. The Connecticut Estonian Society (CES) annual spring cleanup day will be on Saturday, April 27th, beginning at 9 AM (rain date April 28th)...
The Documentary About Seabrook Farms Is Finished
Finally, after five years in the making, the documentary “The Paradox of Seabrook Farms” is finished and will have a sneak preview at the Boston Baltic Film Festival on March 3 at the Emerson Paramount Center. The World Premiere is slated for Millville, NJ on March 16 at the Levoy...
This Year’s NY Estonian Cultural Days Focus on Music
The 52nd annual New York Estonian Cultural Days will take place from April 4 to 7, offering its traditional fine smorgasbord of locally grown and imported direct-from-Estonia culture. This year, the main focus will be on music, since music connects us even when all Estonian language lyrics might not be...
EV106 in San Francisco and Silicon Valley
This year, Bay Area Estonians celebrated the 106th anniversary of Estonian independence on Wednesday, February 21. The day began with a flag-raising ceremony at San Francisco City Hall, organized by the Consulate General of Estonia in San Francisco and Consul General Maria Belovas and hosted by the Chief of Protocol...
Estonian Consular Mission to Atlanta
The Estonian Consul in New York will be in Atlanta on March 3 and 4, and is available for consular services at these times: Sunday, 3 March 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Monday, 4 March 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Note: Passport and ID card renewal applications can be done...
Commemoration of the 80th Anniversary of the Mass Flight of 1944 (Suurpõgenemine 1944)
Minna ei taha, kuid jääda ei saa Do not want to go, but can not stay Dear Fellow Estonians and Friends of Estonia, I am writing to you as a member of the Estonian World Council “Mass Flight 1944” Committee. (Suurpõgenemine 1944). I, like thousands of us who fled and...
The 6th Boston Baltic Film Festival
We are thrilled to announce the return of the Boston Baltic Film Festival (BBFF) for its sixth annual celebration of Baltic cinema! Mark your calendars for a cinematic journey that promises to be unforgettable from March 1-3, 2024, at the Arts Emerson Paramount Center cinema in Boston, MA, followed by...
Baltic action alert: Ukraine rallies Feb. 24-25
Dear Friend of the Baltics, Feb. 24 will mark two years of Russia's murderous invasion of Ukraine and almost 10 years of Russia's illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory since 2014. It is an anniversary to rally support against the violence, lies and threats perpetrated by the regime in Moscow -...
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