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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Receipt from Caspar Hofmann Undertaker, 1912 February 14

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0164.00013
Abstract

Receipt from Caspar Hofmann Undertake. The receipt states it is for the shipment of Julius Cohen’s remains from Denver to New York. The total of the bill comes to $152.30.

Dates: 1912 February 14

Receipt from P.S. Hunter to C.D. Spivak, 1912 January 11

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0165.00023
Abstract

Receipt from the Colorado State Board of Health. Paull S. Hunter signed the receipt verifying that C.D. Spivak provided one dollar for Adolph Schkolnick's death certificate.

Dates: 1912 January 11