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 380 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #4837 Frances Pagursky, 1919 June 17 - 1919 October 26
JCRS Patient #4837. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4862 Annie Daivs, 1919 June 23 - 1919 August 12
JCRS Patient #4862. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4866 Dora Weinshenker, 1919 July 8 - 1920 October 12
JCRS Patient #4866. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4867 Sophie Abramson, 1919 July 8 - 1919 December 28
JCRS Patient #4867. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4876 Rose White, 1919 July 18 - 1920 February 15
JCRS Patient #4876. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4879 Mollie O'Keefe, 1919 July 19 - 1919 October 12
JCRS Patient #4879. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4885 Sarah Geller, 1919 July 12 - 1919 December 21
JCRS Patient #4885. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4904 Leah Lewis, 1919 August 16 - 1919 August 21
JCRS Patient #4904. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4907 Bertha Rapaport, 1919 August 13 - 1919 December 26
JCRS Patient #4907. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4925 Anna Fisher, 1919 September 3 - 1920 March 31
JCRS Patient #4925. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.