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 #4731 Minnie Adler, 1919 March 18 - 1920 November 26
JCRS Patient #4731. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4734 Jennie Blumberg, 1919 February 14 - 1920 August 2
JCRS Patient #4734. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4764 Gussie Solomon, 1919 April 1 - 1919 July 26
JCRS Patient #4764. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4768 Jennie Tobin, 1919 April 4 - 1919 May 20
JCRS Patient #4768. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4791 Lena Shapiro, 1919 May 1 - 1919 November 12
JCRS Patient #4791. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4793 Iva Kunkle, 1919 May 8 - 1919 September 9
JCRS Patient #4793. 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 #4800 Jennie Schwimmer, 1919 May 5 - 1921 July 31
JCRS Patient #4800. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4821 Henrietta Wasserman, 1919 June 3 - 1921 February 26
JCRS Patient #4821. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4827 Sarah Marcus, 1919 June 12 - 1920 August 28
JCRS Patient #4827. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.