
Cultural seminar and performance based on the 6-volume research series by Enn Hallik and Tiit Lääne.
Production by Loone Ots. Talk on the historic events by Enn Hallik. Full program also to be broadcast live .
Participants will follow the journey of 1944 mass flight from Estonia and what followed, told through a narrative through the perspective of young people. What unfolds is a look at the lives of Estonians who fled to the West, and at the contributions they made while living in exile to maintaining the Estonian identity, culture and language and, indeed, the fight for Estonia’s freedom.
With this program, organizers hope to create interest among the younger generations about Estonians not-distant past, to commemorate the anniversary of the escape, and to further mutual understanding between Estonians living in the Republic of Estonia and those who have lived and raised communities abroad.
The organizers of the commemoration event call on all Estonians those whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were forced to flee Estonia in the Autumn of 1944 to please document their family´s journeys and send to Ms Iivi Zajedova at iivi.zajedova@gmail.com. Iivi Zajedova heads the initiative. She currently lives in the Czech Republic and is a representative to the Estonian World Council. You are encouraged to share your family´s story, be it either now, before the commemoration event to be held on September 24, or after the event.
This year the Great Refugee Flight of 1944 commemoration will be held virtually and at VABAMU (prior registration required, no charge for admission). Seats are limited. (SOLD OUT)
NB! The program will also be streamed via Facebook live: https://www.facebook.com/suurpogenemine1944 .
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The memorial stone on Harjumägi (Harju hill) in Estonia commemorating the Great Refugee Flight from Estonia in 1944.
Eestlaste suurpõgenemise mälestusürituse korraldajad kutsuvad üles kõiki neid, kelle vanemad või vanavanemad või vanavanavanemad olid sunnitud 1944.a. sügisel Eestist lahkuma, palun pange oma pere põgenemislood kirja ja saatke aadressil iivi.zajedova@gmail.com. Iivi Zajedova on suurpõgenemise mälestusürituse peakorraldaja, ta elab Tshehhi Vabariigis. Oma pere põgenemise lugusid võib saata kohe nüüd, enne mälestusüritust, aga ka pärast, kogu aasta jooksul. Tänavune mälestusüritus on virtuaalne, selleks tuleb eelnevalt registreeruda, vt lähem info:
Contact: suurpogenemine@gmail.com
Kohapealsed istmed on kõik reserveeritud. Jälgige üritust otse Facebookis: https://www.facebook.com/suurpogenemine1944