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 378 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #2326 Mary Rosen, 1912 October 25 - 1913 January 22
JCRS Patient #2326. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2362 Nellie Grady, 1912 December 21 - 1914 July 20
JCRS Patient #2362. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2367 Dora Numeroff, 1912 December 23 - 1913 March 21
JCRS Patient #2367. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2384 Anna Sherman, 1913 January 15 - 1913 July 23
JCRS Patient #2384. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2393 Fannie Wasserman, 1913 January 18 - 1913 march 3
JCRS Patient #2393. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2400 Esther Tolchinsky, 1912 July 16 - 1913 March 23
JCRS Patient #2400. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2412 Anna Rosenberg, 1913 January 29 - 1914 March 11
JCRS Patient #2412. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2420 Celia Rosin, 1912 September 24 - 1913 October 31
JCRS Patient #2420. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2433 Molly Zimmerman, 1913 February 28 - 1913 September 19
JCRS Patient #2433. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2439 Lizzie Leichter, 1913 March 4 - 1913 June 13
JCRS Patient #2439. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.