Pisko, Seraphine Eppstein, 1861-1942
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 11 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical Newspaper Clippings and Speech, 1900-1942
Biographical Newspaper Clippings and Speech, between 1900-1942
Civilizing the West: Early Colorado Jews in the Arts, 2011
Brief biographies of Jewish artists, musicians, composers, and conductors in Colorado. Jewish influence on arts in Colorado.
Collection on Seraphine Pisko
Invitation to Dedications and Banquet, 1922 June 23
National Jewish Hospital Records
Opening New Doors: Over a century of Colorado Jewish women in the professions, 2023
2023 RMJHS annual dinner video.
Organizational Letterhead, Invitation and Program, between 1922-1942
Seraphine Pisko, circa 1930
Seraphine Pisko sits at her desk at National Jewish Hospital.
Seraphine Pisko, c. 1930
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