Independent Order Brith Abraham of the United States of America

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Typed letter from C.D. Spivak to Max Schaeffer. Spivak tells Schaeffer that he listed the I.O.B.A lodge on his application, but does not list a name or address to contact the lodge. Spivak asks Schaeffer to provide those details on the enclosed postcard and to send it back immediately.

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Typed letter from I. Gerson to Dr. C. D. Spivak, on May 29, 1906. The letter asks JCRS to admit Mr. Philip Stern as soon as possible. The letter concludes with information regarding the Order Brith Abraham is held back from payment because of the last convention. The letter is signed I. Gerson.

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Typed letter from Jacob Schoen to C.D. Spivak. Schoen tells Spivak that this letter will be handed to him from Max Schaeffer who is sick with consumption. Schoen continues to explain that Schaeffer is destitute with no family to help him. Schoen also asks Spivak to satisfy the ex-grand master’s favor of taking an interest in Schaeffer’s case. Schoen thanks Spivak in advance.

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A typed letter from Jacob Schoen, Independent Order Brith Abraham, to President Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, concerning Jacob Goldstein. Mr. Schoen asks President Hillkowitz to assist Jacob Goldstein to get admitted in another Denver hospital as he cannot be accepted into JCRS. The letter is signed by Jacob Schoen.

Abstract Typed letter from JCRS to Mr. I. Gerson, on June 8, 1906. The letter informs Mr. Gerson that JCRS have received Mr. Philip Stern's application and to remind Mr. Gerson that there is usually a delay with submitting patients. The lack of space and funds have kept patients from being admitted right away. The letter informs Mr. Gerson that Order Brith Abraham has contributed $740.00, but the other $1000.00 has been sent to another institution . The Secretary of JCRS has written to the Grand...

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Typed letter from Max Stern to C.D. Spivak. Stern is the ex-grand master of the I.O.B.A lodge. He asks Spivak if he can place Max Schaeffer into the JCRS sanatorium as soon as possible. Stern tells Spivak that doctors claim Schaeffer can still be cured.

Abstract A two page typed letter from President Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to Jacob Schoen, Independent Order Brith Abraham, concerning Jacob Goldstein. President Hillkowitz writes that JCRS had Jacob Goldstein get his meals at JCRS and that Mr. Goldstein took that opportunity to camp at the premise and seizing a temorarily empty bed for nine days. He continues that he has asked local charities to assist Mr. Goldstein. The letter is unsigned with the word "President" typed at the bottom. The second...

Abstract Typed letter from Samuel Dorf to C.D. Spivak. Dorf is the current grand master of the I.O.B.A. lodge and he wrote on behalf of the ex-grand master, Max Stern. Dorf tells Spivak that he is writing the application for Max Schaeffer who wants to be admitted to the sanatorium. Dorf also tells Spivak that he intended to write a long letter to him last month, but since Leonard Leisersohn passed away he has been very busy. Dorf asks Spivak to provide Schaeffer with as much treatment as he can in...

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Postcard from M. Schaeffer to C.D. Spivak. Schaeffer tells Spivak that there is a mistake on his application because he does not belong to the I.O.B.A lodge. Schaeffer tells Spivak that he does belong to another lodge and provides the contact details.