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 40 Collections and/or Records:
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1923
Part 1 of the report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting held on June 9 and 12, 1923; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes text of officers' addresses and reports for 1922; Financials and statistics are recorded in part 2 of the annual report and not in this section. Published as volume 17, number 2 (April, May, June 1923) of The Sanatorium.
Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1923
Part 2 of the report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting held June 9 and 12, 1923; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes statistical data about the patients in 1922 and a report of the Society's expenditures. Published as volume 17, number 3 (July, August, September 1923) of The Sanatorium.
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1924
Part 2 of the report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting held on May 30-June 2, 1924; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes 20-year statistical data about patients from 1904-1923, and a report of the Society's expenditures. Published as Volume 18, Number 4 (October, November, December 1924) of The Sanatorium.
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society of Denver, Colorado, 1924
Report of the Twenty-third Annual Convention of JCRS, 1927
Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting held on March 20-23, 1927, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1926, and ending December 31, 1926; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. Includes text of speakers' addresses and officers' reports and statistical data about the patients in 1926. Published as volume 22, number 2 (April, May, June 1927) of The Sanatorium.
Staff Banquet, 1927
Several men in tuxedos sit around a u-shaped table at a JCRS staff banquet in honor of Dr. Isidore Bronfin. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. Charles Spivak, and Dr. Isador Bronfin sit center. 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.
Staff Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1926
Steam Shovel and Group at Groundbreaking Ceremony, between 1920-1925
Twenty-second Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1926
Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1925, and ending December 31, 1925; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. Includes images of new buildings, a new 135-foot water tank, and statistical data about patients for 1925. Published as volume 20, number 3 (July, August, September 1926) of The Sanatorium.