Ilona Palasics
Ilona Palasics
interviewed by Jeanette E. Tuve
September 3, 1986
as part of the
Ethnic Women of Cleveland
Oral History Project Series
Ilona (Majoros) Palasics grew up as a second generation American in Cleveland, Ohio on Buckeye Road. She speaks about growing up in the Hungarian neighborhood on Buckeye Road. Mrs. Palasics was active in working with the elderly by helping them overcome the language barrier. She won a number of awards for her singing and for her community service.
For Further Reading
- 'Hungarians' article from Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- Hungarian Americans and their Communities of Cleveland
- Hungarian Americans in Cleveland
This is one of a series of interviews conducted by Jeanette E. Tuve in 1986 as part of the Ethnic Women of Cleveland Oral History Project at the Cleveland State University. Originally sponsored by the CSU Women's Comprehensive Program and the History Department, and funded by the George Gund Foundation, Cleveland Memory has now digitized these fascinating interview transcripts and recordings to allow you to read the transcripts online while listening to streaming audio recordings of the interviews.