News — Latviešu Fonds

Virtual Folk Costume Parade to Honor the Restoration of Latvian Independence

May 4, 2021 —

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Kavēsimies atmiņās - Latviešu Fonda dalībnieku virtuālā mākslas izstāde 2020

February 28, 2021 — 2020. pilnsapulcei sagatavojām nelielu LF dalībnieku - esošo un jau aizgājušo - mākslas izstādi.

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Imants Ramins opera "Lakstīgala" (nightingale) available on Youtube until May 31 (LF17L17)

May 26, 2020 — Imants Raminsh, "The Nightingale" Libretto by James Tucker Watch the opera HERE until May 31, 2020. Imant Raminsh is a Latvian Canadian composer. His opera „The Nightingale” was jointly commissioned by three American choirs – Children"s Chorus of Washington, the Glen Ellyn Children"s Chorus of Illinois, and the Portland (Oregon) Symphonic Girlchoir. The opera was also premiered in all three cities...

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113358 Dvēseļu putenis/Blizard of Souls (LF18L04)

April 1, 2020 — By Deborah Young @ The Hollywood Reporter A more realistic "1917," but it’s still a surreal war. Latvia’s biggest grosser in the last 30 years is the harrowing autobiographical account of a 17-year-old farm boy thrust into the trenches of World War I. A different point of view on the First World War told with the chilling truth of...

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Who Are We?

May 2, 2019 — JOIN TODAY AND INVEST IN THE FUTURE The Latvian Foundation is an association of donors who wish to cultivate and support Latvian education and culture for the future. Founded in 1970, the Latvian Foundation was the first of its kind in the exile community to actualize the idea of developing a stable and secure means of providing financial support, using...

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The Latvian Foundation's Mission

May 1, 2019 — To preserve and strengthen Latvian identity Our mission is to preserve Latvian heritage outside of Latvia and to support Latvian culture and education within Latvia by financially assisting projects relating to Latvian literature, language, music, theater, arts and sciences, as well as to educational pursuits which maintain and enhance Latvian heritage. The Foundation’s goal is to award grants towards significant...

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Helga Merits new documentary about Seabrook Farms.

April 30, 2019 — In 2014 Latvian Foundation awarded a grant to film producer Helga Merits to produce her documentary The Baltic University. Coming Home Soon was produced a few years later. Production of the new film about the Baltic refugees who worked at the Seabrook Farms requires additional research and we hope you can help. My name is Helga Merits. I’m a...

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LF15L09 The Chronicles of Melanie

December 12, 2017 — The film “The Chronicles of Melanie” is based on the life story of Melānija Vanaga, a Latvian woman who managed to survive her deportation to Siberia. It is a truthful account of the miracle of human character, magnitude of the human spirit and the painful destinies, which were a part of the greatest tragedy facing the Latvian people. In the...

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LF15L09 The Chronicles of Melanie Preview

October 10, 2016 — Starring: Sabine Timoteo, Guna Zariņa, Maija Doveika, Baiba Broka, Ivars Krasts, Astrīda Kairiša, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Lilita Ozoliņa, Erwin Leder, Viktor Nemets, Jana Čivžele, Anete Saulīte-Romanovska Genre: Drama Director: Viesturs Kairišs

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