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 #3312 Rose Shapiro, 1915 July 13 - 1916 February 26
JCRS Patient #3312. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3322 Sadie Gelfand, 1915 July 19 - 1915 July 30
JCRS Patient #3322. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3326 Edith Tanenbaum, 1915 August 2 - 1915 December 22
JCRS Patient #3326. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3345 Lillian Tepper, 1915 September 3 - 1917 October 12
JCRS Patient #3345. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3348 Mollie Auster, 1915 September 6 - 1917 February 28
JCRS Patient #3348. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3349 Jennie Menin, 1915 September 6 - 1917 April 19
JCRS Patient #3349. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3357 Rose Schoenberg, 1915 August 30 - 1916 October 30
JCRS Patient #3357. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3361 Anita Koech, 1915 September 15 - 1916 May
JCRS Patient #3361. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3368 Lena Etlinger, 1915 September 21 - 1916 April 4
JCRS Patient #3368. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3369 Anna Lerner, 1915 September 17 - 1915 November 27
JCRS Patient #3369. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.