George Michael Szabad
Corporate executive, lawyer, community leader
Born Feb. 21, 1917, Nizhni Novgorod, Russia; came to U.S., 1935; son of Michael and Fanny (Szereszewska); married Shirley (Meyers); children: Peter, Ellen.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Columbia University, New York City, 1937; Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), Columbia Law School, 1939.
Career: attorney, Trustee of Associate's Gas & Electric Company, New York City, 1940-42; chief, appellate litigation, U.S. Department of Labor, 1942-47, section chief, Research & Intelligence, U.S. Department of State, 1945-46, Washington (DC); attorney, partner, Blum, Jolles, Szabad & Gersen, New York City, 1947-53; president, Telautograph Corporation, New York City, 1953-54; director, senior vice president, Burndy Corporation, Norwalk (CT), 1954-88; Retired; director, treasurer, secretary of non profit educational institutions and foundations, Burndy Library and Dibner Foundation, 1989 -.
Author: various legal and business articles in professional journals.
Member of, i.a.: American Bar Association (ABA); chairman, Council of Immigration and Acculturation; trustee, A. Hertz Foundation; officer, chairman, governor, various national commissions, American - Jewish Committee; founder, co-chairman, Polish-American - Jewish-American Council, Chicago (IL); active member and chairman in various local organizations, Scarsdale (NY), Westchester (NY), Philadelphia (PA).
Honors: honorary award, Consular Law Society; various honorary awards, American Jewish Committee and other civic organizations; Scarsdale Bowl, Scarsdale Foundation, 1980; commendation plaques, New York Legislature; fellow, Polytechnic University, New York City, 1988.
Served with: U.S. Coast Guard, cadet-officer, 1943; Office of Support Services, 1945-46.
Affiliation: Jewish.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Spanish, Russian, German.
Hobbies: travel, photography, swimming.
Home: 3300 Darby Road #2101, Haverford, PA 19041.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.