SAESC.EKÜK loeng, “Meie Kodu” Hall, Vancouver
On February 16, the Vancouver Estonian community had the privilege of hearing Dr. Kadri Tüür’s talk on two Estonian authors, Raissa Kõvamees and Aadu Hint. Raissa and her family escaped to Sweden from Muhu, Estonia in 1944. Aadu Hint remained in Estonia. Both authors wrote about Estonians and others who relocated to the west coast of Canada.
The lecture had special significance to the Vancouver Estonian community because Raissa Kõvamees had immigrated to Vancouver where she lived a quiet life until her death in 1989. Her daughter, Dr. Juta Kõvamees Kitching (SAESC.EKÜK president for 40 years), was very keen to host Kadri and her children since Kadri, currently living in Toronto for the year, was “so close”. The event was especially poignant because Juta listened to the livestream while in hospice and, sadly, passed away two days later.
