Bronislaw Durewicz
Polish community leader
Born Apr. 2, 1920, Kalisz, Poland; came to U.S., 1949; son of Ludwik and Stanislawa (Kowalska); married Zofia (Bartczak); children: Andrew, Christine.
Education: Erie County Community College, Buffalo (NY).
Career: president, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.) Lodge #3085, 1952 -, and Polish Saturday School, 1964-67, Buffalo; president, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) Western New York Division, 1977-89.
Member of: delegate, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) National Board of Directors, 1972-90, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.) Convention, Milwaukee (WI), 1975, "Polonia of Tomorrow" Convention, Toronto (Canada), 1978, and Coordinating Council of World Free Poles Meeting, London (United Kingdom), 1984.
Honors: Citizen of the Year, American - Polish Eagle, 1977; Haller's Swords, Polish Army Veterans Association - Stowarzyszenie Weteranow Armii polskiej (S.W.A.P.), 1985; Merit Award, Polish National Alliance (P.N.A.), 1989.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.), 1940-43; POW, Nazi concentration camps, Auschwitz, Ravensbruck, Poenemunde, Eirich, Bergen-Belsen, 1943-45.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, German, Latin
Home: 102 Briscoe Ave., Buffalo, NY 14211
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996