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 387 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #2938 Yetta Entine, 1914 July 10 - 1915 October 21
JCRS Patient #2938. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2952 Annie Frank, 1914 July 20 - 1914 October 15
JCRS Patient #2952. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2959 Dora Meyer, 1914 October 1 - 1917 April 23
JCRS Patient #2959. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2971 Fannie Schwartz, 1914 August 7 - 1914 October 8
JCRS Patient #2971. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2978 Becky Miller, 1914 August 10 - 1914 December 1
JCRS Patient #2978. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2980 Sarah Louis, 1914 August 4 - 1915 June 1
JCRS Patient #2980. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2997 Katherine Maloney, 1914 August 26 - 1915 October 20
JCRS Patient #2997. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3000 Gertrude Kaplan, 1914 September 2 - 1915 April 30
JCRS Patient #3000. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3007 Esther Geller, 1914 September 8 - 1915 June 3
JCRS Patient #3007. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3011 Sarah Mazza, 1914 September 15 - 1915 August 6
JCRS Patient #3011. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.