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 387 Collections and/or Records:
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.
JCRS Patient #4628 Bessie Tisch, 1918 November 7 - 1920 December 5
JCRS Patient #4628. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4668 Sophie Lieberman, 1918 December 24 - 1922 May 18
JCRS Patient #4668. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4670 Gussie Lader, 1918 December 26 - 1919 March 23
JCRS Patient #4670. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4676 Mary Cohen, 1919 January 15 - 1919 October 10
JCRS Patient #4676. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4689 Bessie Smith, 1919 January 24 - 1919 February 7
JCRS Patient #4689. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4690 Minnie Adler, 1919 January 27 - 1919 February 1
JCRS Patient #4690. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4693 Sadie Abramson, 1919 January 27 - 1926 October 12
JCRS Patient #4693. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.