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 3 Collections and/or Records:
Box 4
Copies of some of the Liberty newspapers that were published in Boston and New York.
Newsclippings, 1927-1954
Newspaper clippings about Dr. Charles D. Spivak and his wife Jennie Charsky Spivak.
Newspaper article from The Denver Republic, 1907 September 30
Typed newspaper article from The Denver Republic, on Sept. 30, 1907. The title reads: "Prefers Death to Life of Illness: A. Greenbaum, New Arrival in Denver, Kills Himself." The article reads that A. Greenbaum (Eli Greenbaum) has commited suicide by taking Carbolic Acid at his residence in Denver. A. Greenbaum (Eli Greenbaum) was thought to have one relative in Patterson, N.J., his mother.