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 41 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence with Nathan Dauby, 1920 August-1921 June
Correspondence with Nathan Dauby; Pisko File
Dignitaries of National Jewish Hospital, between 1920-1930
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.
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1911 October-December
Correspondence related to Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, and Samuel Grabfelder, President of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1912 January-June
Correspondence related to Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, and Samuel Grabfelder, President of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1913 January-April
Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of the National Jewish Hospital for Cosumptives, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1913 May-August
Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1913 September-December
Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1914 January-December
Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of NJH, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of NJH
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1917 January-June
Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of NJH, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of NJH
Grabfelder and Pisko Correspondence, 1917 July-December
Correspondence related to Samuel Grabfelder, President of NJH, and Seraphine Pisko, Secretary of NJH
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