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 #3123 Samuel Schmittmeyer, 1915 January 19 - 1915 March 19
JCRS Patient #3123. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3124 Rubin Slovak, 1915 February 1 - 1916 January 4
JCRS Patient #3124. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3127 Harry Stein, 1915 February 2 - 1915 February 24
JCRS Patient #3127. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3171 Benjamin Cohen, 1915 March 8 - 1915 October 12
JCRS Patient #3171. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3174 Daniel Levine, 1915 February 23 - 1915 May 9
JCRS Patient #3174. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3187 Jennie Barlos, 1915 March 3 - 1916 November 26
JCRS Patient #3187. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3190 Ed Teitelbaum, 1914 December 10 - 1915 August 31
JCRS Patient #3190. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3205 Bernard D. Argen, 1914 May 15 - 1915 June 20
JCRS Patient #13205. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3208 Morris Silverberg, 1915 April 8 - 1918 January 1
JCRS Patient #3208. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3213 Bessie Fechter, 1915 April 13 - 1915 December 16
JCRS Patient #3213. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.