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 2579 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #1522 Morris Smith, 1910
Patient #1522 Morris Smith. Patient application, correspondence, and handwritten letters.
JCRS Patient #1525 Rose Zeretzky, 1910-1912
Patient #1525 Rose Zeretzky, see Patient #1396. Patient application, telegrams, receipts, correspondence, notes, handwritten letter.
JCRS Patient #1527 Lizzie Miller, 1910
Patient #1527. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters and notes.
JCRS Patient #1531 Rose Berger, 1910-1911
Patient #1531 Mrs. Rose Berger. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten note.
JCRS Patient #1535 George Baldus, 1910
JCRS Patient #1535 George Baldus. Patient application and correspondence.
JCRS Patient #1537 Louis Levitt, 1910-1912
JCRS patient #1537 Louis Levitt. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten notes and letters, typed notes.
JCRS Patient #1543 Benj. Saritsky, 1910-1911
JCRS Patient #1543 Benj. Saritsky. Patient application, correspondence.
JCRS Patient #1545 Jennie Spiegel, 1910-1913
JCRS Patient #1545 Jennie Spiegel. Patient application, postcard, correspondence, handwritten letters.
JCRS Patient #1548 Fannie Tamerson, 1910-1914
JCRS Patient #1548 Fannie Tamerson. Patient application, correspondence, notes, handwritten letters and notes, telegrams.
JCRS Patient #1551 Abraham Povolotsky, 1910
JCRS Patient #1557 Abraham Povolotsky. Patient application, notes, handwritten letters, correspondence.