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 #3904 Morris Pearl, 1917 January 30 - 1917 February 5
JCRS Patient #3904. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3953 Rose Cohen, 1917 March 5 - 1917 April 15
JCRS Patient #3953. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4030 Dora S. Dews, 1917 May 25 - 1918 June 1
JCRS Patient #4030. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4062 Becky Zwiebel, 1917 June 7 - 1917 August 14
JCRS Patient #4062. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4163 Jennie Mestel, 1917 August 30 - 1918 May 9
JCRS Patient #4163. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4247 Frances Feinstein, 1917 November 25 - 1919 February 13
JCRS Patient #4247. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4296 Minnie Fried, 1918 January 16 - 1918 April 25
JCRS Patient #4296. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4309 Yetta Cohen, 1918 January 24 - 1919 September 19
JCRS Patient #4309. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4319 Lena Skull, 1918 January 30 - 1919 April 1
JCRS Patient #4319. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4326 Celia Cooper, 1918 February 8 - 1918 May 25
JCRS Patient #4326. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.