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 3915 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #3709 Sam Goldstein, 1916 July 16 - 1917 May 2
JCRS Patient #3709. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3710 Sol Radofsky, 1916 July 28 - 1917 May 24
JCRS Patient #3710. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3711 Rosie Saslofsky, 1916 August 1 - 1916 August 9
JCRS Patient #3711. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3712 Minnie Adler, 1916 August 1 - 1916 October 16
JCRS Patient #3712. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3713 Samuel Pychko, 1916 August 5 - 1916 September 1
JCRS Patient #3713. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3714 Jacob Cohen, 1916 July 31 - 1916 September 21
JCRS Patient #3714. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3715 Louise Baker, 1916 August 1 - 1916 August 2
JCRS Patient #3715. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3717 Hyman Stein, 1916 July 28 - 1917 April 16
JCRS Patient #3717. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3718 Abraham Stein, 1916 August 4 - 1917 October 20
JCRS Patient #3718. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3719 Louis Atlas, 1916 August 8 - 1917 May 2
JCRS Patient #3719. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.