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ERR News: Estonian Jewish population stable despite global increase

July 10, 2015December 21, 2015 Helen WrightLeave a comment

New figures show that the global Jewish population has risen to almost the same size as it was pre-Holocaust, but in Estonia that level sits at less than 50 percent of what it was in 1939.

Posted in Eesti Rahvusringhääling, ERR News, Estonia, Feature, Heritage, History, ReligionTagged Eesti Rahvusringhääling, ERR News, Estonia, Heritage, History, Religion

Baltic Times: Medieval Ships Uncovered Beneath Tallinn Building Site

July 2, 2015December 21, 2015 Helen WrightLeave a comment

TALLINN - The remains of several medieval ships have been uncovered in a residential area of Tallinn by builders constructing new apartment buildings.

Posted in Baltic Times, Culture, Estonia, Heritage, HistoryTagged Baltic Times, culture, Estonia, Heritage, History

Baltic Times: Estonia Commemorates 1941 deportations

June 15, 2015December 21, 2015 Helen WrightLeave a comment

TALLINN - Thousands of people across Estonia paid their respects to the memories of more than 10,000 of their fellow countrymen and women, who were deported in 1941 by the Soviets.

Posted in Baltic Times, Culture, Estonia, Heritage, History, Refugees, SocietyTagged Baltic Times, Estonia, Heritage, History, Politics, Society

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