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 #3443 Eva Stuart, 1915 December 4 - 1915 December 13
JCRS Patient #3443. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3450 Samuel Jacobson, 1915 December 15 - 1916 February 24
JCRS Patient #3450. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3458 Pearl Fass, 1915 December 15 - 1916 August 9
JCRS Patient #3458. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient # 3460 Sam Strumberg, 1915 December 22 - 1916 April 20
JCRS Patient #3460. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3462 Emanuel Ginsberg, 1915 December 23 - 196 February 8
JCRS Patient #3462. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient 3465 Rubin Idachofsky, 1915 December 30 - 1916 February 2
JCRS Patient #3465. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3471 David Whyness, 1915 December 28 - 1916 April 17
JCRS Patient #3471. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3478 Louis Eller, 1916 January 14 - 1916 October 23
JCRS Patient #3478. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3503 Lena Gerstein, 1916 February 1 - 1916 February 20
JCRS Patient #3503. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3506 Lena Fefferman, 1916 February 3 - 1916 September 22
JCRS Patient #3506. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.