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 3152 Collections and/or Records:
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 Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1921
Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1920
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
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, 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 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.