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 #3458 Pearl Fass, 1915 December 15 - 1916 August 9
JCRS Patient #3458. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3482 Martha Lippett, 1916 January 10 - 1916 September 4
JCRS Patient #3482. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3486 Margarita Freeman, 1916 January 17 - 1916 September 6
JCRS Patient #3486. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3494 Rose Gilmer, 1916 January 23 - 1916 March 10
JCRS Patient #3494. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3503 Lena Gerstein, 1916 February 1 - 1916 February 20
JCRS Patient #3503. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3506 Lena Fefferman, 1916 February 3 - 1916 September 22
JCRS Patient #3506. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3525 Elsie Karon, 1916 February 3 - 1916 July 25
JCRS Patient #3525. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3529 and #3337 Helen Furst, 1915 August 20 - 1916 February 17
JCRS Patient #3529 and #3337. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3551 Eva Larer, 1916 February 23 - 1916 June 1
JCRS Patient #3551. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3557 Esther Kader, 1916 January 22 - 1916 October 19
JCRS Patient #3557. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.