Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 1071 Collections and/or Records:
Hebrew Sisters Aid Society Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926
Hebrew Tent Society Tent Dedication Plaque, 1905
Tent dedication plaque for the St. Joseph, Missouri Hebrew Tent Society dedicated in 1905.
Heliotherapy at the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (JCRS), circa 1930
Male patients receiving heliotherapy lay in beds pushed out on the verandahs of the Main Building for Men 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.
Heliotherapy at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1922-1930
Male patients undergoing heliotherapy on the verandahs of the Medical Building 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.
Henry J. Schwartz Scrapbook
Henry J. Schwartz was born in Russia and came to New York with his parents. He settled in Denver in 1895 and married Mollie K. Kohn in 1898. Henry Schwartz was an original member of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society board of directors and served as president and vice president of the JCRS. He was also a member of the Town Club. Much of the scrapbook has clipplings on the JCRS, but also on politics, Temple Emanuel, and obituaries for Dr. Philip Hillkowitz.
Henry Schnoor's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 June 15
Henry Schnoor's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 1
Herman Stitch's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 5
Application form of Herman Stitch for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. He was age 25 at the time of the application. He was born in New York. He lived in Brooklyn when he contracted tuberculosis. He had been sick for three years upon his arrival to Denver, Colorado. His occupation states he worked as a machinist. The verso of the application does not have any admission or discharge dates listed.
Herman Stitch's Application for Admission to JCRS, 1911 September 25
Application form of Herman Stitch for admission as a patient to the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. He was age 25 at the time of the application. He was born in New York. He lived in Brooklyn when he contracted tuberculosis. He had been sick for three years upon his arrival to Denver, Colorado. His occupation states he worked as a machinist. The verso of the application states he was admitted on November 2, 1911 and died on December 1, 1911.
Horse Drawn Cart at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1930
An unknown man in a horse-drawn wagon 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.