Since 2010, the Cleveland International Hall of Fame (CIHF) has inducted people who have made significant and lasting contributions to our multicultural society. Cleveland is home to people representing about 120 different ethnic groups. The CIHF exists not only to … Read More »
Norwegians generally are not eager to seek a spotlight for themselves. They defer to produce actual accomplishments and have them acknowledged by others. An invitation by the leaders of Cleveland to me is totally unexpected and rather embarrassing. You have … Read More »
Andy Fedynsky was born in 1947 in Innsbruck, Austria to Ukrainian refugee parents who had fled communist tyranny. He was eight months old when his family immigrated to the United States and soon after settled in Cleveland where he became immersed … Read More »
A native Clevelander, Andrew Chakalis attended Brush High School and Case Western Reserve University, where his Italian language studies earned him the Italian Fellowship to the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence in 1966. The school term breaks provided him the opportunity … Read More »
Branka M. Malinar – Biography Branka Malinar was born in Popovec, Croatia in 1941. At the age of four, the family fled the Communist Revolution in Croatia and escaped to Austria to a DP (refugee) camp. After living in the … Read More »
Honorable Frank G. Jackson served as the 56th Mayor of the City of Cleveland. He served four full terms from 2006 to 2022 making him the longest-serving mayor in Cleveland history. Mayor Jackson grew up in Cleveland’s Central and Kinsman neighborhoods. … Read More »
Ambassador Edward F. Crawford is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ Symbol PKOH) (1992 to 2019). This Cleveland, Ohio based industrial enterprise has annual revenues of approximately $2 billion and employs 8,000 associates worldwide. … Read More »
Dona Brady was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and is of Albanian descent. She was a founder and first president of the Albanian American Association of Cleveland. Dona was instrumental in establishing a Sister City program with Fier, Albania … Read More »
Erika Kikut Puussaar was born in a small village named Vandra in central Estonia. Artur and Elmire Kikut, along with their children Silva, Aksi, and Erika (Villi born later) escaped their homeland to avoid Soviet occupation. After many tumultuous events … Read More »
Pat Dowd is the daughter of the late Tom and Millie Dowd and the oldest in her family of five siblings: Judy Wade, Kathy Dowd, Ginny Gaskill, Maureen Dowd, and Joe Dowd. She attended St. Agnes and St. Aloysius grade … Read More »