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 #2861 Elizabeth Seline, 1914 April 20 - 1915 March 13
JCRS Patient #2861. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2871 Mollie Zimmerman, 1914 May 1 - 1914 August 10
JCRS Patient #2871. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2879 Dora Weinshenker, 1914 April 25 - 1915 June 1
JCRS Patient #2879. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2888 Ida Kushman, 1914 May 18 - 1915 February 18
JCRS Patient #2888. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2891 Annie Newman, 1914 May 1 - 1914 May 24
JCRS Patient #2891. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2905 Lena Etlinger, 1914 June 4 - 1914 October 8
JCRS Patient #2905. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2910 Clara Fineman, 1913 November 13 - 1914 June 10
JCRS Patient #2910. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2917 Rachel Collecter, 1914 June 23 - 1914 August 20
JCRS Patient #2917. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2924 Lena Holweik, 1914 July 1- 1915 March 1
JCRS Patient #2924. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2930 Lena Goldfreed, 1914 July 7 - 1915 October 21
JCRS Patient #2930. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.