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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 37 Collections and/or Records:

Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1919 July-December

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0021
Abstract

Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of NJH, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of NJH

Dates: 1919 July-December

Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1920 January-June

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0022
Abstract

Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of NJH, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of NJH

Dates: 1920 January-June

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

Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1913 January-April

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0007
Abstract

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

Dates: 1913 January-April

Grabfelder, Pisko, Flesher, Vollmer Correspondence, 1916 July-December

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0014
Abstract

Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of NJH, Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of NJH, B. Flesher, and Vollmer

Dates: 1916 July-December

Miscellaneous Materials - S. Pisko, 1923

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0002.0001
Abstract

Miscellanous materials related to S. Pisko, tuberculosis, press/newspaper clippings

Dates: 1923

N. Dauby and S. Pisko Correspondence, 1923 July-December

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0002.0005
Abstract

Correspondence related to N. Dauby and S. Pisko, Pisko file

Dates: 1923 July-December

National Jewish Hospital Records

 Collection
Identifier: B005
Abstract In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...
Dates: 1892-2017

Organizational Letterhead, Invitation and Program, between 1922-1942

 File
Identifier: B242.02.0001.0002
Abstract The folder contains materials created by two organizations with which Seraphine Pisko was affiliated: National Jewish Hospital and National Council of Women. Included are two pages of blank letterhead (1925) from the National Council of Women and one page of blank letterhead from National Jewish Hospital (undated), which feature Pisko's name and titles in the margins. In addition, there is a 1922 National Jewish Hospital Trustees' invitation to a dinner dance and the dedication of the Louis...
Dates: between 1922-1942

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