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 320 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #4894 Jacob Konigsberg, 1919 August 2 - 1919 November 10
JCRS Patient #4894. 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 #4908 Martin Cooper, 1919 August 16 - 1919 September 19
JCRS Patient #4908. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4924 Gershon Herman Levin, 1919 September 3 - 1919 December 9
JCRS Patient #4924. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4930 Joseph Leibowitz, 1919 August 29 - 1920 January 1
JCRS Patient #4930. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4931 Willie Kotcheck, 1919 September 4 - 1919 October 16
JCRS Patient #4931. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4941 Meyer Cutler, 1919 September 17 - 1920 February 9
JCRS Patient #4941. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4947 Morris Berkowitz, 1919 July 31 - 1920 October 1
JCRS Patient #4947. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4948 Harry Pollock, 1919 September 19 - 1919 November 6
JCRS Patient #4948. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.