Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927
Biography
A Jewish Immigrant from Tsarist Russia, Spivak pursued medicine out of a desire to be of service to humanity. In 1896, when his wife Jennie showed signs of incipient tuberculosis, Spivak moved their young family to Denver to take advantage of Colorado’s reputation as the World’s Sanatorium. Spivak's concern for the indignant consumptives he saw flooding into the state led to his founding the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society (JCRS), a sanatorium dedicated to the care of all, even those in the advanced stages of TB. Spivak also ensured that the primarily Eastern European Jewish patients were cared for in an environment that respected their culture- unlike many such institutions, the JCRS featured a kosher kitchen and observed the Jewish Sabbath and holidays. Dr. Spivak was also an associate professor of medicine at the University of Denver from 1896-1901.
Citation:
Leḳsiḳon fun der nayer Yidisher liṭeraṭur, 1965 (Spiṿaḳ, Ḥayim; d. 10-16-1927; b. as Ḥayim-Ḥayḳl Spiṿaḳoṿsḳi; d. in Denver, Colorado) Yehoash. Idish ṿerṭerbukh, 1926: t.p. (Dr. Ḥayim Spiṿaḳ) t.p. verso (Dr. C. D. Spivak [in rom.]) Who's who in American Jewry, 1926 (Spivak, Charles; physician, author; b. 12-25-1861, Krementschug, Russia).Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Box 1, 1919-1920
Copies of several letters written between February 1919 and September 1920 by Dr. Spivak and his family in Denver while he was away.
Correspondence, 1919 February-1920 March
The collection consists of original letters between Dr. Charles Spivak and his family and colleagues during Dr. Spivak's travels to Poland via France in the 1920s. Dr. Spivak was appointed a member of the Joint Distribution Committee's relief unit to study health and sanitation in Europe after World War I.
Correspondence, 1920 April-September
The collection consists of original letters between Dr. Charles Spivak and his family and colleagues during Dr. Spivak's travels to Poland via France in the 1920s. Dr. Spivak was appointed a member of the Joint Distribution Committee's relief unit to study health and sanitation in Europe after World War I.
Family Correspondence, 1916-1927
Family correspondence, particularly from Ruth Spivak; and Jewish War Relief Committee pledges and certificate for Deena Spivak.
JCRS Correspondence and Spivak Postmark, 1907-1925, 2007
Contains correspondence, to and from Dr. Charles D. Spivak, including letter to Morris Fred regarding marriage, and postmark of Spivak CPU-Edgewater stamped on December 24, 2007 before the post office closed.
Letter from C.D. Spivak to D. Gordon, 1912 March 26
Letter from C.D. Spivak to D. Gordon. Spivak clarifies that Gordon came to the sanatorium from Port Chester, New York and was admitted on October 11, 1911. Spivak also states that Gordon left the sanatorium on March 3, 1912. Spivak is happy to know that Gordon is feeling better and he hopes he will be restored back to health.
Letter from D. Gordon to C.D. Spivak, 1912 March 12
Letter from D. Gordon to C.D. Spivak. The letter was sent from Tucson, Arizona and was written in Yiddish.
Letter from D. Schwartz to C.D. Spivak, 1916 April 8
Handwritten letter from D. Schwartz to C.D. Spivak. Schwartz tells Spivak that his mother, Rosche Schwartz wrote to him about stomach pains. David asks Spivak to do all that he can for his dear mother and he would be very thankful.
Marinoff Papers, 1913-1970
The folder contains a 1913 letter from Jacob Marinoff to Dr. Spivak, articles, a poem, a certificate for donations to a hospital when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, and a letter to a Marinoff in Pennsylvania about Fania and her husband's estate.