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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 3717 Collections and/or Records:

X-Ray Equipment at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00023
Abstract

X-ray equipment 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: circa 1941

Yehoash Bed Dedication, 1908

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Identifier: B002.04.0217.0019.00001
Abstract Seven men stand around a bed at the dedication of the Yehoash Auxiliary Bed sponsored by the Waterbury, Connecticut Women's Auxiliary. Many of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) beds were sponsored by charitable contributions, including a number from JCRS women's auxiliaries located around the country. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Herman Schwatt, then the JCRS medical director; Abraham Judelovitz, a Denver builder and JCRS volunteer; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, longtime...
Dates: 1908

Yiddish Letter, 1913 January 8

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0126.00017
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Handwritten letter with Isidore Hurwitz Library letterhead entirely in Yiddish. At the bottom it reads "United Jeiwsh Educational and Charitable Assos. of St. Louis 901 Carr St." Signature is in Yiddish.

Dates: 1913 January 8

Yiddish Letter from J. Barid to C.D. Spivak, 1913 January 27

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0126.00024
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2 pages Yiddish letter with The Albany letterhead in Yiddish from Joseph Barid to Dr. Spivak. In English it reads "I will be in St. Louis in a few days." Letter is signed by Jos. Barid.

Dates: 1913 January 27

Yiddish Letter from S. Alterman, undated

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0163.00007
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Handwritten letter in ink entirely in Yiddish, except Mrs. S. Alterman signature. Letter is undated.

Dates: undated

Youth Basketball Team of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1955

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Identifier: B002.04.0217.0017.00001
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Team portrait of a youth basketball team of 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 of Denver.

Dates: between 1940-1955

Zundelowitz Room Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00036
Abstract The Mrs. Rebecca Zundelowitz Room Dedication Ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles Spivak stands far left and Dr. Isidor Bronfin stands third from left with six unidentified men. Plaque on the door reads, '' THIS ROOM ENDOWED BY, MRS. REBECCA ZUNDELOWITZ, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, 1925.'' 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...
Dates: after 1926