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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 451 Collections and/or Records:

JCRS Plaque, circa 1910

 Item
Identifier: B286.02.0001.0002.00001
Abstract Photograph of bronze plaque, ''This tablet is erected by the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society in appreciation of the efforts made by The New York Ladies' Auxiliary in rearing this structure for the relief and cure of tuberculosis.'' The officers, directresses, and trustees are listed. Mrs. Aaron Shapiro is listed as a directress. ''He who saves one life is considered as if he had preserved the whole world,'' the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) motto appears at the bottom. The...
Dates: circa 1910

Jennie Spivak, 1964

 File
Identifier: B360.03.0034.0019
Abstract

Mrs. Jeannie Spivak on her 95th birthday in the hospital at AMC. Photograph where she is seated in a wheelchair looking at her birthday cake, two newspaper articles and copies of the press release from AMC are included.

Dates: 1964

Kitchen Staff of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00047
Abstract

The kitchen staff 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 1940-1960

Legacy of Healing Exhibit (History Colorado)

 Collection
Identifier: B437
Abstract

In 2019, The Legacy of Healing exhibit was installed at the Colorado History museum. Professor Jeanne Abrams, Curator of the Beck Archives at DU University Libraries, and her staff and History Colorado staff created and installed the exhibit. The collection consists of exhibit panels, wall images and labels, planning documents and digital images.

Dates: 2019-2020

Lena Sni, between 1960-1971

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0051.00084
Abstract

Portrait of Lena Sni, past president of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Auxiliary.

Dates: between 1960-1971

Lena Sni, between 1960-1971

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Identifier: B063.08.0051.00085
Abstract

Portrait of Lena Sni, past president of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Auxiliary.

Dates: between 1960-1971

May Arno Schwatt Publications, 1928-1930

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Identifier: B002.05.0360.0013
Abstract May Arno Charsky immigrated to America in the 1880s and developed an interest in singing and acting. Under the stage name May Arno, she traveled as an actress and singer with a theater company in the early years of the twentieth century. May Charsky married Dr. Herman Schwatt in New York City (NY), who served as the Medical Superintendent of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society from 1910 to 1915 and a few years after Dr. Spivak's death in 1927. While in Denver May Arno Schwatt opened a...
Dates: 1928-1930

Mickey Marks with Fellow Patient of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1928

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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00062
Abstract

Bertha ''Mickey'' Marks (right) sits on the curbstone with an unidentified fellow patient at the center of JCRS near the Star of David flower 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver.

Dates: circa 1928

Nan Gaon, between 1960-1980

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Identifier: B063.08.0051.00086
Abstract

Portrait of Nan Gaon, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Women's Auxiliary President, 1950s and Brico Symphony Violinist.

Dates: between 1960-1980

Newspaper Clippings and Articles, 1913-2013

 Series
Identifier: B113.01
Abstract

Miscellaneous clippings and articles about Jews in the Rocky Mountain west, primarily from the Rocky Mountain News, the Intermountain Jewish News (IJN) and the Denver Post. Some of the articles are from a column, "Out of the Past," written by Mike Zelinger that appeared in the IJN. Also included is the Century Edition of the IJN, 1913-2013.

Dates: 1913-2013