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Shere, O. M. (Oscar M.), 1878-1922

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1878 - 1922

Biography

Chair, JCRS Medical Advisory Board. d. Oct. 18, 1922. Physician with Jewish Consumptive Relief Society.

Biography

Dr. O.M. (Oscar) Shere (1878-1922) was a prominent and well loved member of both the medical world and the Jewish community in Denver, serving as chairman of the advisory board for the Jewish Consumptives Relief Society along with Dr. Charles Spivak and others as well as working as a physician for the same organization.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

A Legacy of Healing: Early Colorado Jews in Medicine, 2005

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00004
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who contributed to medicine, the Jewish community, and Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people who knew some of the early key figures.

Dates: 2005

Dr. O. M. Shere, circa 1910

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Identifier: B063.08.0065.00009
Abstract

Studio portrait of Dr. O. M. Shere a member of Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, Denver Lodge No. 171.

Dates: circa 1910

Dr. Oscar Shere Bust, 1922

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Identifier: B002.16.0336.00001
Abstract

Dr. Oscar M. Shere (1878-1922) was a visiting physician at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. The bronze colored bust is made of plaster of Paris and wire.

Dates: 1922

Eatless Banquet in Honor of Captain Hillkowitz, 1918 July

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Identifier: B002.04.0345.0001.00001
Abstract Dr. Philip Hillkowitz sits at the head of a table in a captain's army uniform at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) offices. Hillkowitz resigned from his position at the JCRS to serve as a physician in World War I. From left to right around the table are the following people: I. Rude, Vice President; Professor Nahum Slousch; Dr. C. D. Spivak, Secretary; Louis Robinson, chairman agricultural committee; H. H. Frumess, chairman auditing committee; Captain Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS...
Dates: 1918 July

Eighteenth Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1922

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0017.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1921, and ending December 31, 1921; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes statistical data about patients for 1904-1921 and a list of donors. Most of the report consists of an obituary and memorial for Dr. O. M. Shere, 1878-1922. Also includes a portrait of O. M. Shere, who was chairman of the JCRS Medical...
Dates: 1922

Letter from C.D. Spivak to O.M. Shere, 1906 May 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0138.00004
Abstract

Typed letter from C.D. Spivak in Denver, Colorado, to O.M. Shere in Denver, Colorado, stating that David Gewirtzman has been accepted to admit into the JCRS Sanatorium. Letter is unsigned but "Secretary" is typed at the bottom.

Dates: 1906 May 19

Letter from JCRS to O.M. Shere, 1905 December 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0092.00004
Abstract

Typed letter from JCRS to O.M. Shere, dated December 19, 1905. The letter informs that Joseph Jaffe has been accepted to the JCRS sanatorium. The letter is unsigned, but "Secretary" is typed at the bottom.

Dates: 1905 December 19

Letter from O.M. Shere to JCRS, 1905 December 21

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0092.00006
Abstract

Handwritten letter from O.M. Shere to JCRS, dated December 21, 1905. The letter thanks JCRS for consideration of Joseph Jaffe. The letter is signed O.M. Shere.

Dates: 1905 December 21

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