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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 468 Collections and/or Records:

Rosche Schwartz's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 9

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00001
Abstract Application form of Rosche Schwartz for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. She was age 43 at the time of the application. She was born in Russia and immigrated to the United States in February, 1911. She lived in Seattle, Washington when she contracted tuberculosis. She had been sick for three years upon her arrival to Denver, Colorado. She was married and had three children. Her occupation states she worked as a housewife. The verso of the application states...
Dates: 1911 September 9

Sewing Class at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00074
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Sewing class at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Classes were offered to patients as part of rehabilitation. 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 1930-1950

Snowball Fight at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1937 February 20

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0068.00001
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Three women patients participate in a snowball fight at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The women are playing in front of the Texas Pavilion for Women building. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: 1937 February 20

Spinal Tuberculosis Patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1942 February 18

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00062
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A female patient who has Spinal Tuberculosis at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The patient is in a cast and unable to raise her head. She uses a mirror above her bed to see throughout the room. 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: 1942 February 18

Store Coming to Patient's Rooms at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00059
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An unidentified man bringing store goods into patient rooms of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS).Three women patients are sitting in bed. 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 1940-1950

Telegram from C.D. Spivak to L. Daily, 1910 September 15

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0148.00021
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Letter from C.D. Spivak to L. Daily. Spivak regrets to inform Louis that his brother passed away. He asks Louis to wire burial instructions immediately.

Dates: 1910 September 15

Telegram from S. Margolies to C.D. Spivak, 1911 October 18

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0156.00007
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Telegram from Rabbi S. Margolies to C.D. Spivak. Margolies asks Spivak if he knows where Max Stashower is and what his condition is. Margolies says that Max’s wife wants to travel to Denver to be closer to her husband, but the community it trying to prevent her from travelling to Denver if they can help it.

Dates: 1911 October 18

Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to A. Stitch, 1911 December 2

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0159.00008
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Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to A. Stitch. Spivak informs Stitch that his son, Herman Stitch has passed away. Spivak asks him to send burial instructions immediately. Spivak tells Stitch that the cost to ship the body to Brooklyn would be $157.00 and the cost to bury the body in Denver would be $31.50. Spivak advises Stitch that if he does not hear from him within twenty-four hours Herman Stitch would be buried in Denver.

Dates: 1911 December 2

Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to B. Batchofsky, 1912 March 25

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0154.00011
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Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to B. Batchofsky. Spivak regrets to inform Batchofsky that his wife passed away. Spivak asks Bernard to wire burial instructions. Spivak also tells Bernard that it will cost $154.00 to ship the body to Brooklyn and $32.00 to bury the body in Denver. Spivak tells Bernard that if he does not hear from him in twenty-four hours Jennie Batchofsky’s body would be buried in Denver.

Dates: 1912 March 25

Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to B. Schnoor, 1912 February 22

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0151.00018
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Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to B. Schnoor. Spivak regrets to inform Benjamin that his father, Henry Schnoor passed away. Spivak asks Benjamin to wire burial instructions. Spivak also tells Benjamin that it will cost $163.00 to ship the body to New York and $32.00 to bury the body in Denver. Spivak tells Benjamin that if he does not hear from him in twenty-four hours Henry Schnoor’s body would be buried in Denver.

Dates: 1912 February 22