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 #2828 Louis Greenberg, 1914 March 23 - 1914 December 28
JCRS Patient #2828. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2830 Louis Frisch, 1914 March 25 - 1914 June 11
JCRS Patient #2830. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2836 Adolph Linn, 1914 April 3 - 1915 January 12
JCRS Patient #2836. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2860 Morris Dresso, 1914 April 16 - 1916 August 4
JCRS Patient #2860. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2867, #2102, #2028, #41 Sam Klein, 1911 September 26 - 1914 April 28
JCRS Patient #2867, #2102, #2028, and #41. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2922 Nathan Hirschberg, 1914 June 29 - 1915 April 15
JCRS Patient #2922. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2937 Morris Marcus, 1914 July 10 - 1914 December 28
JCRS Patient #2937. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2971 Fannie Schwartz, 1914 August 7 - 1914 October 8
JCRS Patient #2971. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2974 Lawrence Kamler, 1914 August 8 - 1915 August 14
JCRS Patient #2974. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2988 Jake Silver, 1914 August 24 - 1915 July 16
JCRS Patient #2988. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.