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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

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Found in 5257 Collections and/or Records:

The Swan Brothers: The Story of Arthur and Gilbert Swan, 2010

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Identifier: B354.01.0005.00013
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Art book with black textured book jacket, white softcover, off-white pages and black type; written, designed and created by Matt Welch, a student in Martin Mendelsberg's Visual Sequencing class at Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design. Inspired by the files of twin brothers Arthur and Gilbert Swan, tuberculosis patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, #8548 and #8744.

Dates: 2010

Third Annual Report of The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1907

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0003.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on January 29, 1907, and its operations and finances for the period of incorporation ending December 31, 1906; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 151 patients were admitted in 1906. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including initials, age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...
Dates: 1907

Thirteenth Annual Report, 1917

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0012.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on June 3, 1917, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1916, and ending December 31, 1916; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes statistical data about the patients from 1904-1917 (including age, gender, and state of origin), images of affiliate officers, as well as telegrams and letters sent to the annual meeting. Published as volume...
Dates: 1917

Three Women Patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1929

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00064
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''The Trio'' - Billy (left), Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks (center) and Fritzie (right), all patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in Denver, Colorado. JCRS was a treatment facility for tuberculosis patients and was founded in 1904. It was located on West Colfax Avenue in what is now Lakewood, Colorado.

Dates: 1929

Tillie Gleaner's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1911 August 16

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0135.00001
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Tillie Gleaner's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (43), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (housework). She was married and had 6 children, and her nearest relative was her husband in California. On the backside it reads she was admitted as an emergency case on August 16, 1911, and left on August 23, 1911.

Dates: 1911 August 16

Tillye Levy on I. Rude, 1978 November 1

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Identifier: B098.01.0003.00059
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Tillye Levy talks about I. Rude (Isadore). Mr. Rude was a Denver Jewish philanthropist with a JCRS and a B'nai B'rith building named after him. He is also the namesake of Rude Park.

Dates: 1978 November 1

Tony Friedman's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1911 October 13

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0169.00001
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Tony Friedman's handwritten application for admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (26), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (shipping clerk). He was single and his nearest relatie was his brother, in New Jersey. On the back side it reads he was admitted on November 27, 1911, and discharged on January 24, 1912.

Dates: 1911 October 13

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 May 23

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00047
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Torah Dedication 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: 1938 May 23

Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1938 May 23

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00048
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Torah Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A crowd is walking out of a building and into the street while a rabbi leads them carrying the Torah. 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: 1938 May 23

Torah Dedication Ceremony of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1930

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00058
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Torah Dedication Ceremony of the synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Unidentified men and women are seated in the audience. 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 1920-1930