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Just over 20 properties which include residential buildings remain in the "area of interest" of a planned expansion to an existing military training area in South Estonia. Local residents have largely been in the dark about what will happen to their properties, many of which have been in the family...

The contenders series at Scandinavia House returns this season with screenings of films chosen by the Nordic & Baltic countries to compete for the Oscar nomination for Best International Feature Film! On November 30, see a special screening with Estonia’s official nomination for the 95th Academy Awards, “Kalev” (dir. Ove...

Karl Altau / JBANC The 2022 midterm elections in the United States are in the books. But the counting will continue into December. The election headlines are that the Senate will remain in the hands of Democrats, and Republicans held on to flip the House . Despite the victory, House...

“We’re not for Russia or Ukraine. We’re for peace.” This was Mart Helme’s message on the state broadcasting network’s online portal for Russian speakers. Helme’s own far-right EKRE party leadership were seemingly disturbed by the gaffe, and downplayed its importance. For the public, they ostensibly distanced themselves from Helme’s candour....

JBANC Managing Director Karl Altau was among the speakers at a benefit for a wounded Ukrainian marine at the childhood home of Grace Kelly in Philadelphia on October 29, 2022. Roman Horodensky, a 20-year-old Ukrainian Marine from Odesa, is currently undergoing prosthetic rehabilitation in Philadelphia. He went to defend Ukraine...

The next in-person “Washington Ukraine Days” advocacy event will be held in Washington, DC November 15-17, 2002. The advocacy event is sponsored and organized by the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS), the Washington, DC public affairs bureau of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA). If you are interested in...

The Siblings Day Foundation will be hosting a Siblings Day Social on November 18th, at the New York Estonian House (234 East 34th St, Manhattan, NYC), starting at 6 PM, and featuring twin brother musicians and Julliard graduates, Will and Pete Anderson. Identical twin brothers and “Virtuosos on clarinet and...

EUROPEAN LITERATURE NIGHT 2022 Wednesday, November 166 – 10 PM Ukrainian Institute of America2 E 79th St.New York, NY, 10075 RSVP needed European Literature Night brings some of Europe’s brightest literary talents to New York audiences. Critically acclaimed authors as well as translators and performers representing 11 E.U. countries will...

Last month I wrote about the role fat plays in our bodies and how fat in our meals is actually helpful in losing weight. Today we will look at non-food items that can be helpful for weight loss. Awareness Bring awareness to everything food-related. So many of us rush to...

American poet and translator Adam Cullen recently opened a tiny new bookstore-cafe in the coastal Estonian resort town of Haapsalu. What makes it especially unique is that the bookstore's selection focuses on Estonian fiction translated into foreign languages. Located in a wooden house on the corner of Posti and Vaba,...