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Grabfelder, Samuel, d.1920

 Person

Biography

National president of Denver's National Jewish Hospital from 1899 until his death in 1920.

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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Jews 22
Medicine 22
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Tuberculosis 20
Medical centers 19