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 2800 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #1563 Harry Cinicove, 1910
JCRS Patient #1563 Harry Cinicove. Patient applications, receipts, handwritten letter, telegrams, correspondence.
JCRS Patient #1567 Julius Weinstein, 1910
JCRS Patient #1567 Julius Weinstein. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letter.
JCRS Patient #1571 Frank Ross, 1910-1911
JCRS Patient #1571. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letter, business card.
JCRS Patient #1574 Isidore Lenitz, 1910-1911
JCRS Patient #1574 Isidore Lenitz. Patient application, business card, correspondence, notes, handwritten letter.
JCRS Patient #1575 Michael Wesson, 1910
JCRS patient #1575 Michael Wesson. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letter.
JCRS Patient #1576 Olga Kamen, 1910
JCRS Patient #1576 Olga Kamen. Patient applications, correspondence, receipt, telegram.
JCRS Patient #1584 Jacob Schwartzstein, 1910-1917
JCRS Patient #1584 Jacob Schwartzstein. Patient application, correspondence, note.
JCRS Patient #1588 Louis Bernstein, 1910-1911
JCRS Patient #1588 Louis Bernstein. Patient application, correspondence, receipts, handwritten letters, notes, bills.
JCRS Patient #1592 Isaac Horowitz, 1910
JCRS patient #1592 Isaac Horowitz. Patient applications, correspondence, envelope.
JCRS Patient #1593 Max Raskin, 1910-1911
JCRS Patient #1593 Max Raskin. Patient application, correspondence.