Rifkin, Joan (Raisie), 1915-1983
Person
Biography
Joan Kiesler (known as Raisie) was the daughter of Adolph Kiesler. She married Max Rifkin.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kiesler and Rifkin Families Papers
Collection
Identifier: B190
Abstract
East European Jewish immigrant, Adolph Kiesler, became a noted Colorado philanthropist. Born in Rumania in 1880, Kiesler settled in Denver's West Colfax Jewish neighborhood at the turn of the century, when he began as a peddler. He later recalled "I worked for fifteen cents a day at odd jobs, and then I got a job carring coal for seventy-five cents a ton." Like so many immigrants, he scrimped and saved and after fifteen years and a variety of jobs, he had saved enough money to launch the...
Dates:
1930-1990
Oral History Interview with Raisie Rifkin, 1982 October 6
Item
Identifier: B098.01.0005.00101
Abstract
Interview covers Raisie's father, Adolf Keisler, her life in Denver, life in New York City, her marriage to Max Rifkin and her children in Denver.
Dates:
1982 October 6
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