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 398 Collections and/or Records:
Goldston Bed Dedication, after 1918
Group at the National Conference of Jewish Social Services, circa 1925
Group in Front of the New York Ladies Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910-1919
A group of people stand in front of the New York Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles Spivak is pictured in the front row, eighth from the right. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanitorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Hebrew Sisters Aid Society Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926
JCRS Patient #2011 and #56 Abram Kaplan, 1911 November 1 - 1912 May 18
JCRS Patient number 2011 and 56. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2013 Jacob Drimer, 1911 November 6 - 1912 May 15
JCRS Patient number 2013. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2017 Alfred L. Freedman, 1911 November 3 - 1912 February 13
JCRS Patient number 2017. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2018 May Hayden, 1911 October 13 - 1911 December 4
JCRS Patient number 2018. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2019 Isaac Furman, 1911 November 8 - 1912 June 18
JCRS Patient number 2019. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2027 Charles Jeffy, 1911 November 13 - 1912 February 2
JCRS Patient number 2027. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.