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 3128 Collections and/or Records:
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society of Denver, Colorado, 1924
Receipt, 1911 October 23
Typed receipt that reads "received from Dr. Spivak $15 signed by Jacob Schoen to the order of M. Mendelovitz" Receipt is signed by Sam Mendelson.
Receipt, 1915 February 11
Handwritten receipt that reads "received from Dr. Spivak $1.75 and cheap watch to apply in funeral expenses." It's signed by W. S. B. S. by [unreadable].
Receipt from Caspar Hofmann Undertaker, 1912 February 14
Receipt from Caspar Hofmann Undertake. The receipt states it is for the shipment of Julius Cohen’s remains from Denver to New York. The total of the bill comes to $152.30.
Receipt from P.S. Hunter to C.D. Spivak, 1912 January 11
Receipt from the Colorado State Board of Health. Paull S. Hunter signed the receipt verifying that C.D. Spivak provided one dollar for Adolph Schkolnick's death certificate.
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.
Second Annual Report, The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, Denver, Colorado, 1906
Seventh Annual Report, 1911
Sixth Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910
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.