Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 352 Collections and/or Records:
Patients Undergoing Heliotherapy at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1940
Physician and Nurse with Patient at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1930-1940
A physician and nurse with a patient who is in bed 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Physicians and Nurses of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1927
Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. C. D. Spivak, Dr. Isidor Bronfin, and Louis Robinson stand with a group of unidentified doctors and nurses 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. Dr. Hillkowitz is in the top row, center.
Physicians of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1932
Group portrait of physicians of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Herman Schwatt is pictured in the center and Dr. Arthur Rest is on the far right. 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.
Physiotherapy Department at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960
Entrance to the Max Straus Physiotherapy Department, on the campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). An unidentified female nurse is pushing an unidentified male patient through the entrance. 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.
Picnic at Home of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Sharoff during the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Conference, circa 1950
Picnic at Home of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Sharoff during the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's Conference, circa 1950
Plaque in Honor of Dr. Charles D. Spivak of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1937
Plaque in honor of Dr. Charles D. Spivak, 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 Denver.
Play Performed at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1925
Cast of a play written by the Bookbinding Department of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles Spivak is pictured close to the center of the photograph. 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.
Portrait of Anna Naswitz of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1939 June 6
Anna Naswitz, head nurse 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. Anna Naswitz was often considered the ''dynamic angel of mercy.''