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 84 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #1809 Mandel Sherman, 1911 April 29 - 1912 April 25
JCRS Patient #1809. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient # 1810 Jacob Lippner, 1911 May 01 - 1911 October 26
JCRS Patient #1810. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1812 Israel Green, 1911 May 04 - 1911 July 07
JCRS Patient #1812. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1815 Louis Daen, 1908 January 15 - 1913 January 29
JCRS Patient #1815. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1976 and #40 Sam Mendelson, 1911 September 26 - 1911 December 31
JCRS Patient number 1976 and 40. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2242 See #2373, undated
JCRS Patient #2242 see #2373. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.
JCRS Patient Activities - Collage, between 1930-1939
Collage with three photographs of patients in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. Patients are reading, playing checkers and dominoes and listening to the radio. The photographs are mounted on a cardboard sheet with brown tape around the edges.