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 318 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #4062 Becky Zwiebel, 1917 June 7 - 1917 August 14
JCRS Patient #4062. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4070 Morris Katz, 1917 June 20 - 1917 December 4
JCRS Patient #4070. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4076 Hyman Menkis, 1917 June 29 - 1918 January 9
JCRS Patient #4076. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4077 Alex Axelrod, 1917 June 29 - 1917 July 12
JCRS Patient #4077. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4097 Morris Pearl, 1917 July 16 - 1917 July 28
JCRS Patient #4097. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4101 Herman B. Silver, 1917 July 23 - 1917 August 6
JCRS Patient #4101. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4128 Albert Louden, 1917 August 20 - 1917 December 29
JCRS Patient #4128. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4160 Alex Rappaport, 1917 September 25 - 1919 March 4
JCRS Patient #4160. 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 #4165 Benjamin Zimmerman, 1917 September 7 - 1918 January 16
JCRS Patient #4165. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.