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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 31 Collections and/or Records:

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, 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

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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

Pisko and Grabfelder Correspondence, 1916 January-June

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Identifier: B005.01.0001.0013
Abstract

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

Dates: 1916 January-June

Pisko Correspondence, 1915 January-June

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Identifier: B005.01.0001.0010
Abstract

Correspondence related to Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives

Dates: 1915 January-June

Pisko Correspondence, 1911-1915

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Identifier: B005.01.0001.0011
Abstract

Correspondence related to Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, taken from alphabetical file.

Dates: 1911-1915

Pisko Correspondence, 1915 July-December

 File
Identifier: B005.01.0001.0012
Abstract

Correspondence related to Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives

Dates: 1915 July-December

Publicity Releases, 1923-1924

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Identifier: B005.01.0002.0006
Abstract

publicity releases related to the Pisko file

Dates: 1923-1924

Seraphine Pisko and Nathan Dauby Correspondence, 1922 July-December

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Identifier: B005.01.0002.0012
Abstract

Correspondence related to Nathan Dauby and Seraphine Pisko

Dates: 1922 July-December

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