Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on April 27, 1913, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1912, and ending December 31, 1912; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 218 patients were treated in 1912. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...

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Two male patients lie in bed at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). A nurse checks the pulse of one of the patients while an unidentified man stands next to one of the beds. 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 and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on May 17-19, 1919, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1918, and ending December 31, 1918; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes text of meeting sessions, statistical data about the patients from 1904-1918, committee reports, and a sample weekly menu for patients. Published as Volume 13, Number 2 (April-May-June 1919) of The...

Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on June 4-6, 1921, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1920, and ending December 31, 1920; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes text of officers' addresses and reports, statistical data about the patients in 1920, and a questionnaire for all Jewish federated charities in the United States. Published as volume 15, number 2 (April,...

Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on August 22, 1920, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1919, and ending December 31, 1919; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes text of officers' addresses and reports, statistical data about the patients in 1919, and a list of all donors. Published as volume 14, number 3 (July, August, September 1920) and volume 14, number 4...

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Interior of the I. Rude Medical Building Conference Room, on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Several chest X-rays are on display throughout 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on January 28, 1906, and its operations and finances for the period of incorporation ending December 31, 1905; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicated that 76 patients were admitted in 1905, bringing the total to 97. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including initials, age, occupation, and duration of...

Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on April 16, 1911, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1910, and ending December 31, 1910; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 232 patients were treated in 1910. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...

Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on March 27, 1910, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1909, and ending December 31, 1909; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 298 patients were treated in 1909. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...

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Interior of the Sterilization Room in the I. Rude Medical Building, on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Equipment shown includes autoclaves, a sink and floor drain. 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.