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 64 Collections and/or Records:
Group in Front of the New York Ladies Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910-1919
A group of people stand in front of the New York Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles Spivak is pictured in the front row, eighth from the right. 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 sanitorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Hebrew Sisters Aid Society Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926
JCRS Patient #1802 Jacob Aaron, 1911 April 25 - 1911 July 18
JCRS Patient # 1802. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1804 Hyman Wilkenfeld, 1911 April 27 - 1911 October 04
JCRS Patient #1804. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1806 Louis Goldstein, 1911 April 28 - 1911 October 18
JCRS Patient #1806. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1808 Solomon Lucashevsky, 1911 April 29 - 1912 March 01
JCRS Patient #1808. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
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.