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Conference: The Great Escape of 1944, The Baltic Experience
September 20, 2024 @ 11:00 am – September 21, 2024 @ 5:00 pm EDT
The VEMU museum in partnership with the Chair of Estonian Studies at the University of Toronto will be hosting a conference dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Great Escape from Estonia in 1944.
The conference will be held in English, on Sept. 19 & 20 at Tartu College (310 Bloor St. W.) from 11:00am-5:00pm on both days.
Participation in the conference is free, but please notify us of your participation by writing to: info@vemu.ca
Presentations and discussions will be centred around the Great Escape and its aftermath, the reasons and process of the escape, the resettlement and adaptation of refugees in Canada, the lives of different generations with multiple identities, as well as working with historical heritage. Guest speakers will include academic researchers, filmmakers, authors, and historical heritage preservationists; all coming from Canada, Estonia, the US, and the Netherlands.
For full program details visit: https://www.vemu.ca/…/conference-the-great-escape-of…/
VEMU will also be livestreaming the conference on Zoom. Click the following links to participate virtually.
Conference Day 1: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85191391626…
Meeting ID: 851 9139 1626
Passcode: 970304
Conference Day 2: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85623518828…
Meeting ID: 856 2351 8828
Passcode: 028545
Organizers: VEMU Estonian Museum Canada
Elmar Tampõld Chair of Estonian Studies, University of Toronto
Major funder: Estonian Foundation Canada
Sponsors: Estonian Central Council in Canada, Integration Foundation (Estonia) Tartu College
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