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American Medical Center (Denver, Colo.)

 Organization

Biography

Phone call, 2-22-88 to AMC Cancer Research Center, Denver, director's office (Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society; f. 1904; name changed 1954 to American Medical Center; in 1970's renamed AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital; in late 1970's/early 1980 reorg. as AMC Cancer Research Center; independent, nonprofit, research organ.; small hospital attached but function is primarily research) AMC Cancer Research Center Web site, Aug. 18, 2003 (In 1904, the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) was founded in Denver; JCRS evolved into AMC Cancer Research Center) NUCMC data from Univ. Wash. Lib. for AMC Cancer Research Center and Hospital. Seattle Ladies Auxiliary. Records, 1924-1978 (Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society; operated sanatorium nr. Denver, Colo., provided free care for tuberculosis patients; name changed in 1954 to American Medical Center; Denver; began accepting cancer patients)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 May 23

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00047
Abstract

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: 1938 May 23

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 May 23

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00048
Abstract

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A crowd is walking out of a building and into the street while a rabbi leads them carrying the Torah. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: 1938 May 23

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00058
Abstract

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Unidentified men and women are seated in the audience. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1930

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