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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 546 Collections and/or Records:

Operating Room at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1941

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Identifier: B063.03.0003.00031
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Interior of an operating room at the Texas Pavilion, on the campus 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1941

Oral History Interview with Ben Blumberg, 1977 November 18

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Identifier: B098.05.0008.00003
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Topics covered: Family history, life in Denver, working for the Rocky Mountain News and starting the West End Press; B'nai B'rith and several other organizations: JCC, JCRS, Rose Medical Center, Allied Jewish Federation. Index in file B098.18.0022.0008.

Dates: 1977 November 18

Oral History Interview with Bessie Katchen, 1978 July 15

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Identifier: B098.01.0002.00037
Abstract Bessie (Mrs. William) Katchen recounts her life in a Russian village and her emigration to America, alone at the age of 14. She settled in Boston, Mass. and worked in poor conditions in a shoe factory. She talks about coming to Denver, Colo. and her life in early Denver. She also discusses the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society where her uncle was a patient. She married William Katchen and after World War I became a citizen so she could bring her mother to the United States. She also talks...
Dates: 1978 July 15

Original Office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1915

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0042.00001
Abstract Interior view of the original administrative office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) with Dr. Charles Spivak, and his associates. Spivak, center, sits at a desk with a photograph of his friend, the Yiddish poet Yehoash (Solomon Bloomgarden), in front of him. Business manager Ben Friedland talks on the telephone. An unidentified man sits in front, and an unidentified woman sits at left in the JCRS business office. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was...
Dates: circa 1915

Out-Patient Clinic of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1908

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Identifier: B002.04.0339.0004.00001
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Men, women and children wait in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) out-patient clinic. Six nurses in the room attend to the patients. One boy is weighed by a nurse. 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: 1908

Pajama Party for Patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1928

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00061
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Unidentified female patients enjoy a pajama party 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: 1928

Panoramic View of a Group and the Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1950

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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0005.00002
Abstract View of a group standing on a circle drive on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). There is platform set up in front of them and buses are parked on a road on the right. The view is taken from the Texas Pavilion for Women, facing east. On the right of the photograph is the Isaac Solomon Synagogue, originally known as the Beth Jacob Synagogue. In the distant background is the Tower of Hope on the Main Building. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that...
Dates: between 1940-1950

Panoramic View of Group on the Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1926-1939

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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0005.00001
Abstract A group of people sit on chairs in front of the tent cottages and other buildings on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The 1926 rebuilt Beth Jacob (Isaac Solomon) Synagogue is located at the far right of image. 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...
Dates: between 1926-1939

Panoramic View of Main Building and Solarium, circa 1921

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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0004.00001
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View of the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), including the main building for men and the solarium. 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: circa 1921

Party Aftermath at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1912-1935

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Identifier: B002.04.0217.0005.00001
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Aftermath of a party held at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Several unidentified male patients are recovering in 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1912-1935