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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Charles Spivak of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1925

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00055
Abstract

Formal head and shoulders portrait of Dr. Charles Spivak, dressed in a suit and tie. Dr. Spivak was a founder 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. Dr. Spivak served as executive secretary from 1904 until his death in 1927.

Dates: circa 1925

Dr. Charles Spivak of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1927

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00001
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Portrait of Dr. Charles Spivak. Dr. Spivak was a founder 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. Dr. Spivak also served as executive secretary from 1904 until his death in 1929.

Dates: between 1920-1927

Dr. Charles Spivak Seated at His Desk, circa 1923

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00046
Abstract

Dr. Charles Spivak sits at his desk with a copy of the Denver Jewish News opened in front of him and a telephone on an extension frame behind him. 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, including Dr. Spivak, and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1923

Dr. Isidore Bronfin, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00053.00004
Abstract

Dr. Isidore Bronfin sits with two unidentified men on a rock.

Dates: between 1911-1940

Dr. Isidore Bronfin, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00053.00005
Abstract

Dr. Isidore Bronfin stands with another man holding a cigarette and wearing an overcoat and hat.

Dates: between 1911-1940

Dr. Isidore Bronfin, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00053.00006
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Dr. Isidore Bronfin mounted on a horse.

Dates: between 1911-1940

Dr. Spivak with Crowd at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1927

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00005
Abstract

Dr. Charles D. Spivak with a large crowd of people at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Spivak is in the center of the photograph and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz is to his right, while Rabbi William Friedman is standing to the right in the rear. 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.

Dates: between 1904-1927

Early Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1912-1950

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00052
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The early campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) features the operating room, which later became an administration building, women's living quarters, laundry and tent buildings. 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 1912-1950

Entrance to JCRS Hospital, circa 1950

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Identifier: B002.04.0216.0001.00002
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The entrance gates to the JCRS boasts an elevation of 5450, just over a mile high.

Dates: circa 1950

Esther Lourwitz Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00031
Abstract The Esther Lourwitz Bed Dedication Ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles David Spivak, a founder of JCRS is holding the bed dedication plaque which says ''Endowed In Memory of Our Beloved Mother and Sister Esther L. Lourwitz, [illegible] New York [illegible], 1923.'' 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,...
Dates: after 1926