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 365 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #1970 and #33 Herman Stitch, 1911 September 25 - 1911 December 1
JCRS Patient number 1971 and 33. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2233 Joseph Abramson, 1912 May 21 - 1912 October 26
JCRS Patient #2233. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2372 Isidore Baer, 1912 December 28 - 1913 August 9
JCRS Patient #2372. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2408 Max Imberman, 1913 January 24 - 1913 November 18
JCRS Patient #2408. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2425 Sam Horowitz, 1913 February 19 - 1914 January 12
JCRS Patient #2425. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2497 Samuel I. Bassman, 1913 May 21 - 1914 March 2
JCRS Patient #2497. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2503 Elias Singer, 1911 December 12 - 1913 July 9
JCRS Patient #2503. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #3704 Ida Malbin, 1916 August 3 - 1916 October 27
JCRS Patient File #3704 Ida Malbin. Folder contains application and correspondence. After release from the sanatorium patient went to the Denver Sheltering Home.
JCRS Patient #3723 and #2632 Ethel Lee Byrd, 1913 August 30 - 1917 May 21
JCRS Patient #3723 and #2632. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.