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 150 Collections and/or Records:
Group in Front of the New York Ladies Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910-1919
A group of people stand in front of the New York Pavilion at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles Spivak is pictured in the front row, eighth from the right. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanitorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Hebrew Sisters Aid Society Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926
JCRS #1923 Daniel Goldberg, 1911 August 01 - 1913 February 19
JCRS patient #1923. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1499 and #1565 Mary Leitman, 1910 June 21 - 1911 March 09
JCRS patient #1499 and #1565. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1500 Hyman Daily, 1910 July 01 - 1910 September 15
JCRS patient #1500. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1798 See #2212, undated
JCRS patient #1798. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.
JCRS Patient #1799 See #2363, undated
JCRS patient #1799. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.
JCRS Patient #1802 Jacob Aaron, 1911 April 25 - 1911 July 18
JCRS Patient # 1802. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1804 Hyman Wilkenfeld, 1911 April 27 - 1911 October 04
JCRS Patient #1804. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1806 Louis Goldstein, 1911 April 28 - 1911 October 18
JCRS Patient #1806. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.