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Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927

 Person

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 10 Collections and/or Records:

JCRS Patient #1802 Jacob Aaron, 1911 April 25 - 1911 July 18

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0044
Abstract

JCRS Patient # 1802. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 April 25 - 1911 July 18

JCRS Patient #1804 Hyman Wilkenfeld, 1911 April 27 - 1911 October 04

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0045
Abstract

JCRS Patient #1804. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 April 27 - 1911 October 04

JCRS Patient #1806 Louis Goldstein, 1911 April 28 - 1911 October 18

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0046
Abstract

JCRS Patient #1806. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 April 28 - 1911 October 18

JCRS Patient #1808 Solomon Lucashevsky, 1911 April 29 - 1912 March 01

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0047
Abstract

JCRS Patient #1808. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 April 29 - 1912 March 01

JCRS Patient #1809 Mandel Sherman, 1911 April 29 - 1912 April 25

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0048
Abstract

JCRS Patient #1809. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 April 29 - 1912 April 25

JCRS Patient # 1810 Jacob Lippner, 1911 May 01 - 1911 October 26

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0049
Abstract

JCRS Patient #1810. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 May 01 - 1911 October 26

JCRS Patient #1812 Israel Green, 1911 May 04 - 1911 July 07

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0050
Abstract

JCRS Patient #1812. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 May 04 - 1911 July 07

JCRS Patient #1815 Louis Daen, 1908 January 15 - 1913 January 29

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0052
Abstract

JCRS Patient #1815. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1908 January 15 - 1913 January 29

JCRS Patient #1976 and #40 Sam Mendelson, 1911 September 26 - 1911 December 31

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0162
Abstract

JCRS Patient number 1976 and 40. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.

Dates: 1911 September 26 - 1911 December 31

JCRS Patient #2242 See #2373, undated

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Identifier: B002.01.0106.0010
Abstract

JCRS Patient #2242 see #2373. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.

Dates: undated