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 #2274 Freda Silverstein, 1912 August 12 - 1912 November 27
JCRS Patient #2274. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2280 and #1877 Rose Shoenberg, 1911 July 1 - 1913 September 24
JCRS Patient #2280 and #1877. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2290 Ida D. Vilinsky, 1912 August 22 - 1913 September 26
JCRS Patient #2290. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2296 and #1272 Rose Ulkin, 1909 November 1 - 1912 September 8
JCRS Patient #2296 and #1272. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2311 and #2211 Esther R. Goldsmith, 1912 June 14 - 1912 November 7
JCRS Patient #2311 and #2211. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2326 Mary Rosen, 1912 October 25 - 1913 January 22
JCRS Patient #2326. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2334 Esther Shapiro, 1912 October 28 - 1914 May 10
JCRS Patient #2334. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2362 Nellie Grady, 1912 December 21 - 1914 July 20
JCRS Patient #2362. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2367 Dora Numeroff, 1912 December 23 - 1913 March 21
JCRS Patient #2367. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2384 Anna Sherman, 1913 January 15 - 1913 July 23
JCRS Patient #2384. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.