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 #3732 Meyer Klein, 1916 August 14 - 1917 April 1
JCRS Patient #3732. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3733 Sam Davidson, 1916 August 21 - 1916 November 9
JCRS Patient #3733. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3734 Sophie Sudakov, 1916 August 28 - 1916 December 19
JCRS Patient #3734. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3737 Bertha Guggenheim , 1916 August 17 - 1917 August 9
JCRS Patient #3737. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3738 Morris Rosenstein, 1916 August 17 - 1917 October 23
JCRS Patient #3738. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3739 Louis Safir, 1916 August 21 - 1918 April 24
JCRS Patient #3739. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3740 Louis Smith, 1916 August 24 - 1917 February 12
JCRS Patient #3740. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3744 Robert Lerner, 1916 August 31 - 1918 November 4
JCRS Patient #3744. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3745 David Schroeder, 1916 September 1 - 1916 December 29
JCRS Patient #3745. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3746 Joe Weiss, 1916 September 5 -1919 March 11
JCRS Patient #3746. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.