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 2670 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #2362 Nellie Grady, 1912 December 21 - 1914 July 20
JCRS Patient #2362. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2363 and #1799 Frank E. Rosenberg, 1911 April 22 - 1912 December 30
JCRS Patient #2363 and #1799. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2364 Joseph Kaplan, 1912 December 19 - 1913 March 25
JCRS Patient #2364. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2365 Herman Gottlieb, 1912 December 23 - 1913 February 16
JCRS Patient #2365. 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 #2368 Samuel Goldstein, 1912 December 24 - 1913 January 16
JCRS Patient #2368. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2369 Isaac Goldstein, 1912 December 27 - 1913 November 2
JCRS Patient #2369. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2372 Isidore Baer, 1912 December 28 - 1913 August 9
JCRS Patient #2372. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2373 and #2242 Meyer Perlman, 1912 July 2 - 1913 March 1
JCRS Patient #2373 and #2242. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2376 Meyer Rubinstein, 1913 January 1 - 1913 June 15
JCRS Patient #2376. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.