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:
JCRS Patient #4768 Jennie Tobin, 1919 April 4 - 1919 May 20
JCRS Patient #4768. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4797 Sarah Strimling, 1919 April 28 - 1919 June 16
JCRS Patient #4797. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4830 Sophie Bell, 1919 June 13 - 1921 June 14
JCRS Patient #4830. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4833 Rose Uswalk, 1919 June 9 - 1919 August 31
JCRS Patient #4833. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4862 Annie Daivs, 1919 June 23 - 1919 August 12
JCRS Patient #4862. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4866 Dora Weinshenker, 1919 July 8 - 1920 October 12
JCRS Patient #4866. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4867 Sophie Abramson, 1919 July 8 - 1919 December 28
JCRS Patient #4867. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4904 Leah Lewis, 1919 August 16 - 1919 August 21
JCRS Patient #4904. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4907 Bertha Rapaport, 1919 August 13 - 1919 December 26
JCRS Patient #4907. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #5014 Mollie Auster, 1919 November 7 - 1920 February 11
JCRS Patient #5014. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.