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 2775 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #2384 Anna Sherman, 1913 January 15 - 1913 July 23
JCRS Patient #2384. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2388 Louis Lazerus, 1913 January 12 - 1913 February 26
JCRS Patient #2388. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2389 Ralph Sheppard, 1913 January 21 - 1913 August 8
JCRS Patient #2389. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2393 Fannie Wasserman, 1913 January 18 - 1913 march 3
JCRS Patient #2393. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2394 and #1969 Mary Goldberg, 1911 September 20 - 1913 March 27
JCRS Patient #2394 and #1969. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2395 Louis Choiresch, 1913 January 15 - 1913 June 13
JCRS Patient #2395. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2396 Morris Belfor, 1913
Patient number 2396. Application, correspondence. Also patient #455 and #1974.
JCRS Patient #2398 Israel Fleischman, 1911 March 31 - 1913 January 27
JCRS Patient #2398. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2399 Wilfred Cronin, 1911 May 24 - 1913 March 1
JCRS Patient #2399. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2400 Esther Tolchinsky, 1912 July 16 - 1913 March 23
JCRS Patient #2400. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.