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 #3883 Frances Feinstein, 1917 January 2 - 1917 March 9
JCRS Patient #3883. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3887 David Diamond, 1917 January 11 - 1917 March 10
JCRS Patient #3887. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3893 Joe Harris, 1917 January 16 - 1917 April 23
JCRS Patient #3893. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3897 Rose Shorr, 1917 January 18 - 1917 March 16
JCRS Patient #3897. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3898 and #4341 Leo Halpern, 1917 January 19 - 1918 June 3
JCRS Patient #3898. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3901 David Bernard, 1917 January 25 - 1917 September 2
JCRS Patient #3901. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3904 Morris Pearl, 1917 January 30 - 1917 February 5
JCRS Patient #3904. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3930 Harry Klasner, 1917 February 15 - 1917 June 14
JCRS Patient #3930. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3952 Charles H. Berg, 1917 February 27 - 1917 April 8
JCRS Patient #3952. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3953 Rose Cohen, 1917 March 5 - 1917 April 15
JCRS Patient #3953. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.