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 315 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #4339 Hyman Menkis, 1918 February 18 - 1918 June 25
JCRS Patient #4339. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4342 Esther Shapiro, 1918 February 19 - 1919 December 26
JCRS Patient #4342. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4349 George Goldberg, 1918 March 4 - 1918 April 16
JCRS Patient #4349. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4350 Fannie Schulman, 1918 March 4 - 1918 April 22
JCRS Patient #4350. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4381 Morris Smulevitz, 1918 April 1 - 1918 April 21
JCRS Patient #4381. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4382 Jacob Springer, 1918 March 30 - 1918 June 9
JCRS Patient #4382. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4389 Asher Cooper, 1918 April 11 - 1920 August 23
JCRS Patient #4389. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4395 Isaac Goldstein, 1918 April 17 - 1918 April 18
JCRS Patient #4395. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4401 Sam Jacobson, 1918 April 29 - 1918 May 14
JCRS Patient #4401. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4403 Blanche Clark, 1918 May 1 - 1918 June 15
JCRS Patient #4403. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.