Dear Friends and Family of Fred Ise,

I am speaking to you today on behalf of Rotalia Fraternity, an academically based global Estonian society and brotherhood that Fred served as an active member of for many years.

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Published: October 11 2019

The stickers handed out to students last week read: "Terry ran for me. I am running for ____" This 5th grader in Toronto ran for her vana/ema (grandmother), in this case called Mamma, who fought rinna/vähk (breast cancer) at age 82 in Eesti this past year and survived. She is currently mushrooming on Saaremaa island. In this eesti keele year and recent week, it's also a good reminder that in Estonian Mamma is written with 2 M-s. Like in Italian (and Swedish): Mamma Mia!    Photo: Riina Kindlam

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Published: October 11 2019

Photo by Arne Maasik

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Published: October 11 2019

The Estonian American National Council is proud to announce its sponsorship of an upcoming documentary series about Estonia to be broadcast on PBS this autumn. Shown as the season premier, the three Estonian episodes will kick off the long-running world affairs series “This is America & The World”. The episodes will begin airing the first weekend in October. (Please check your local PBS stations and TV guides for local program scheduling.)

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Published: October 01 2019

The Washington Estonian Society extends a big thanks to its community members who came out for the Great Refugee Flight commemoration!

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Published: October 01 2019

President Kaljulaid at the UN General Assembly
President Kersti Kaljulaid was on a working visit to New York this week to attend the annual UN General Assembly. In addition to bilateral meetings with other heads of state and participation in various debates, the President of the Republic delivered a state address at the General Assembly on September 24. Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu was also in NY attending dozens of meetings during the opening week of the UN General Assembly.

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Published: October 01 2019

75 Years Since the Great Refugee Flight to the West
75 years have passed since the Great Refugee Flight to the West, during which close to 80 000 people fled Estonia in the fall of 1944. The event is being commemorated from September 18 to 22 in Tallinn, Tartu, Haapsalu and in many places worldwide, where families of people who fled now reside. The annual commemoration is the successful initiative of the Estonian World Council.

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Published: September 26 2019

Photo courtesy of ERR

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Published: September 26 2019