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 #2992 William Kessler, 1914 August 27 - 1915 July 1
JCRS Patient #2992. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3019 Esther Shapiro, 1914 September 18 - 1916 December 20
JCRS Patient #3019. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3033 Max Karmin, 1914 October 7 - 1917 January 16
JCRS Patient #3033. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3045 Sarah Cohen, 1914 October 19 - 1916 February 15
JCRS Patient #3045. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3055 Samuel Sher, 1914 May 15 - 1915 June 26
JCRS Patient #3055. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3060 Daniel Levine, 1914 November 2 - 1915 February 12
JCRS Patient #3060. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3079 Lena Gerstein, 1914 December 8 - 1915 May 26
JCRS Patient #3079. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3100 Samuel Davis, 1915 January 8 - 1916 October 25
JCRS Patient #3100. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3114 Berthold Klein, 1914 December 16 - 1915 August 25
JCRS Patient #3114. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3117 Morris Shor, 1914 October 28 - 1915 March 30
JCRS Patient #3117. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.