Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Organization
Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
Unidentified Staff of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1950
Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00036
Abstract
A doctor and two nurses who were employed 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:
between 1920-1950
World War I Portrait of Dr. Charles Spivak, between 1914-1925
Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00018
Abstract
Dr. Charles D. Spivak in his military uniform. Dr. Spivak took a leave of absence from the JCRS to serve as a special U.S. medical commissioner in war-torn Europe. He was officially a representative of the Jewish Distribution Committee to provide relief to Jewish refugees.
Dates:
between 1914-1925
Yehoash Bed Dedication, 1908
Item
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