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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 170 Collections and/or Records:

St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1910-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00016
Abstract

The St. Louis Auxiliary Staff House 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: between 1910-1940

Staff Banquet, 1927

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00055
Abstract

Several men in tuxedos sit around a u-shaped table at a JCRS staff banquet in honor of Dr. Isidore Bronfin. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. Charles Spivak, and Dr. Isador Bronfin sit center. 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: 1927

Staff Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0011.00009
Abstract Left to right: Dr. Isidor Bronfin, JCRS medical superintendent and tuberculosis specialist; Denver Judge Ben Lindsey of the juvenile court; Dr. Leo Tepley, JCRS physician; Clarence Darrow, Scopes trial lawyer; and Dr. Charles Spivak, physician and founder of the 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...
Dates: circa 1926

Staff Residence, between 1911-1940

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00053.00003
Abstract

Staff residence building at JCRS. An unidentified woman sits on the front porch.

Dates: between 1911-1940

Steam Shovel and Group at Groundbreaking Ceremony, between 1920-1925

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0151.00001
Abstract The participants in a groundbreaking ceremony on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) stand in front of a steam shovel. Two men and three women ride the scoop arm of the machine. Dr. Isadore Bronfin stands second from left and Dr. Charles Spivak stands in the middle to the right of an unidentified man holding a hand shovel. 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...
Dates: between 1920-1925

Steam Shovel and Group at Groundbreaking Ceremony, between 1920-1925

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Identifier: B063.03.0036.00001
Abstract The participants of the groundbreaking ceremony on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). The participants stand by a steam shovel and two men and three women are on the shovel. Dr. Isadore Bronfin stands second from the left and Dr. Charles Spivak stands in the middle to the right of a man holding a shovel. 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...
Dates: between 1920-1925

Synagogue of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00075
Abstract

Exterior of the Synagogue on the grounds 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 Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Tent Cottages at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1930

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0047.00001
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Tent cottages 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 of Denver.

Dates: between 1904-1930

Texas Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1928

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00071
Abstract

The Texas Pavilion for Women Building on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) opened in 1927. 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. As of 2009, the Texas Pavilion was being used as part of the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Dates: circa 1928

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

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00058
Abstract

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