Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)
Found in 5978 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Henry "Ruby" Rubenstein, 1979 April 2
Interview covers Henry (aka Ruby) Rubenstein's arrival in Denver from Russia by himself at the age of 14. He was also a patient at JCRS and later an employee. He talks about his memories of Dr. Charles Spivak, patients, living and working at JCRS and JCRS events.
Oral History Interview with Ida Riskind, 1980 October 15
Topics covered: Lifelong career with the auxiliaries of JCRS and later at the AMC Research Center and Hospital.
Oral History Interview with Michael J. Baum, Jr., 1979 November 15
Topics covered: Baum’s background, social work; history of his involvement with JCRS, change from TB center to a cancer research center, time on board and as president. Second half of interview discusses the Allied Jewish Federation, housing project.
Oral History Interview with Noah Atler, 1978 January 24
Oral History Interview with Phillip Hornbein, Jr., 1981 May 9
Oral History Interview with Sarah and Julius Meer, 1983 April 25
Daughter of Abrahm & Fannie Vear Juddlowitz from Lithuania, came to Denver. Family had 7 boys and 2 girls. Interview covers activities in Denver, JCRS, Ex-Patients home and BMH.
Oral History Interview with Saralee Pollock Shaper, 1978 June 13
Interview covers Saralee's Presidency of National Jewish Council of Jewish Women and the Council's activities, Saralee's childhood in Denver and adult life.
Original Office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1915
Out-Patient Clinic of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1908
Men, women and children wait in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) out-patient clinic. Six nurses in the room attend to the patients. One boy is weighed by a nurse. 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.
Pajama Party for Patients of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1928
Unidentified female patients enjoy a pajama party 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.