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 174 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #1969 See #2394, undated
JCRS patient #1969. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.
JCRS Patient #1970 and #35 Benjamin Wigatow, 1911 September 21 - 1912 March 29
JCRS patient #1970 and #35. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #1976 and #40 Sam Mendelson, 1911 September 26 - 1911 December 31
JCRS Patient number 1976 and 40. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2242 See #2373, undated
JCRS Patient #2242 see #2373. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.
JCRS Patient Activities - Collage, between 1930-1939
Collage with three photographs of patients in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. Patients are reading, playing checkers and dominoes and listening to the radio. The photographs are mounted on a cardboard sheet with brown tape around the edges.
Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records
Joshua Cowen Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926
Joshua Wolfe Zeeve Bed Dedication, after 1917
Julius Wodiska Bed Dedication at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, after 1926
Ladies Auxiliaries Conference, 1947 November 23
The attendees at conference of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) Ladies Auxiliaries in New York City on November 23, 1947 are shown sitting and standing in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.