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Pisko, Seraphine Eppstein, 1861-1942

 Person

Biography

Seraphine Eppstein Pisko (1861-1942) was known for her charitable work in Denver, Colorado, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and she was most likely the first Jewish woman in America to head a national Jewish organization. She was born to Max and Bertha Eppstein on January 1, 1861, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and the family moved to Denver in 1875. She married Denver businessman Edward Pisko in 1878 when she was seventeen, and the couple moved to New York. Within a few years he died, and she returned to Denver. She never remarried, but raised five children. Seraphine Pisko served as president of the Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society and of the Denver Chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW). She later became vice president of the NCJW board at the national level. She began working at National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH) as a field secretary, a fundraiser, in 1900, and in 1911 she became the executive secretary of National Jewish Hospital and served in that position until 1938 when she retired. Pisko was actively involved in both Jewish and secular social organizations, gaining national renown for her organizational strengths as well as her social efforts. She died in Denver in 1942.

Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

Box 209 (Pisko Cornerstone), 1906

 File — Box B005.06.0209: Series B005.06 [Barcode: U186020756948]
Identifier: B005.06.0209

Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00010
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.

Dates: 2011

Collection on Seraphine Pisko

 Collection
Identifier: B242
Abstract Seraphine Eppstein Pisko was Executive-Secretary of National Jewish Hospital from 1911 to 1938. She was involved in both Jewish and secular social organizations, holding executive positions in the Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society, National Council of Jewish Women, and National Jewish Hospital. The collection, intentionally assembled by the Beck Archives, consists of papers providing biographical information about Pisko as well as letterhead and invitations from National Jewish Hospital and...
Dates: 1900-1942

Collins, Grabfelder, and Pisko Correspondence, 1911 July-September

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0002
Abstract

Collins, Grabfelder, and Seraphine Pisko correspondence.

Dates: 1911 July-September

Correspondence - Annual Meeting, Pisko File, 1922-1923

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0002.0004
Abstract

correspondence related to annual meeting between Pisko and Dauby

Dates: 1922-1923

Correspondence - Nurse's Home Building, 1922 January-June

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0002.0002
Abstract

Correspondence related to the Nurse's Home building, S. Pisko

Dates: 1922 January-June

Correspondence with Nathan Dauby, 1920 August-1921 June

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0002.0014
Abstract

Correspondence with Nathan Dauby; Pisko File

Dates: 1920 August-1921 June

Dignitaries of National Jewish Hospital, between 1920-1930

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00058
Abstract

Dignitaries of National Jewish Hospital in Denver, Colorado. National Jewish Hospital is located on the corner of Colfax Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. Pictured are Mayor Stapleton, Governor Sweet, Seraphine Pisko, Rabbi William Friedman and Judge Ben Lindsey.

Dates: between 1920-1930

Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1911 October-December

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0004
Abstract

Correspondence related to Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, and Samuel Grabfelder, President of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives

Dates: 1911 October-December

Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1912 January-June

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0005
Abstract

Correspondence related to Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, and Samuel Grabfelder, President of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives

Dates: 1912 January-June

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Archival Object 48
Collection 3
 
Subject
Denver (Colo.) 47
Colorado 42
Tuberculosis 40
Jews 37
Medicine 34