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 384 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #4510 Mary Cohen, 1918 April 13 - 1919 September 13
JCRS Patient #4510. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4514 May Ellington, 1918 August 6 - 1918 December 21
JCRS Patient #4514. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4515 Sarah Strimling, 1918 August 6 - 1919 February 16
JCRS Patient #4515. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4543 Lena Nashelsky, 1918 September 5 - 1920 August 22
JCRS Patient #4543. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4546 Lena Sinclair, 1918 September 13 - 1920 March 3
JCRS Patient #4546. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4560 Jennie Tobin, 1918 September 18 - 1918 October 1
JCRS Patient #4560. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4562 Ada Salkin, 1918 September 15 - 1918 October 18
JCRS Patient #4562. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4614 Rose Adler, 1918 November 8 - 1920 March 30
JCRS Patient #4614. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4616 Sarah V. Lisowsky, 1918 November 20 - 1920 April 28
JCRS Patient #4616. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4621 Mollie Schuster, 1918 November 21 - 1919 November 15
JCRS Patient #4621. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.