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Schwatt, Herman, 1878-1935

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Biography

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) physician and director. Second husband of May Arno Charsky, who was the sister of Jennie Charsky Spivak and sister-in-law of Dr. Charles Spivak. Was born in Mitau, Latvia on Oct. 18, 1878; came to JCRS in 1910 as Superintendent of the JCRS Sanatorium. (See Sanatorium, v.4, numbers 4 & 5 (July-Oct. 1910)). Died in 1935.

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Letter from C.D. Spivak to H. Schwatt, 1910 September 13

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0156.00002
Abstract Typed letter from C.D. Spivak to H. Schwatt. Spivak asks Schwatt to admit Max Stashower to the sanatorium as an emergency case. Spivak also tells Schwatt to discharge him as soon as his emergency symptoms are over. Spivak tells Schwatt that Stashower seems to be a nice man who was admitted to the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives for six months. The hospital refused to do anything for him after he had a hemorrhage and believes that the hospital refuses to do anything for patients...
Dates: 1910 September 13