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 479 Collections and/or Records:
Report of the Twenty-third Annual Convention of JCRS, 1927
Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting held on March 20-23, 1927, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1926, and ending December 31, 1926; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. Includes text of speakers' addresses and officers' reports and statistical data about the patients in 1926. Published as volume 22, number 2 (April, May, June 1927) of The Sanatorium.
Second Annual Report, The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, Denver, Colorado, 1906
Seventh Annual Report, 1911
Sixth Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910
Staff Banquet, 1927
Several men in tuxedos sit around a u-shaped table at a JCRS staff banquet in honor of Dr. Isidore Bronfin. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. Charles Spivak, and Dr. Isador Bronfin sit center. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Staff Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1926
Steam Shovel and Group at Groundbreaking Ceremony, between 1920-1925
Telegram from C.D. Spivak to L. Daily, 1910 September 15
Letter from C.D. Spivak to L. Daily. Spivak regrets to inform Louis that his brother passed away. He asks Louis to wire burial instructions immediately.
Telegram from S. Margolies to C.D. Spivak, 1911 October 18
Telegram from Rabbi S. Margolies to C.D. Spivak. Margolies asks Spivak if he knows where Max Stashower is and what his condition is. Margolies says that Max’s wife wants to travel to Denver to be closer to her husband, but the community it trying to prevent her from travelling to Denver if they can help it.
Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to A. Stitch, 1911 December 2
Telegraph from C.D. Spivak to A. Stitch. Spivak informs Stitch that his son, Herman Stitch has passed away. Spivak asks him to send burial instructions immediately. Spivak tells Stitch that the cost to ship the body to Brooklyn would be $157.00 and the cost to bury the body in Denver would be $31.50. Spivak advises Stitch that if he does not hear from him within twenty-four hours Herman Stitch would be buried in Denver.