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 4252 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #3259 William Epstein, 1915 May 18 - 1920 January 20
JCRS Patient #3259. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3260 Israel Uchitel, 1915 May 21 - 1915 November 2
JCRS Patient #3260. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3262 Sophia Harris, 1915 May 18 - 1917 February 22
JCRS Patient #3262. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3265 Dora Steinberg Dews, 1915 May 17 - 1917 March 15
JCRS Patient #3265. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3267 Marie Suravitz, 1915 May 12 - 1915 August 26
JCRS Patient #3267. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3268 Beckie Nogel, 1915 May 17 - 1915 November 16
JCRS Patient #3268. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3269 Peter Milkes, 1915 April 24 - 1916 April 10
JCRS Patient #3269. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3272 Benjamin Jacobs, 1915 May 29 - 1915 November 13
JCRS Patient #3272. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3276 Louis Bartnofsky, 1915 June 5 - 1917 August 24
JCRS Patient #3276. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3278 Hyman Richman, 1915 June 8 - 1916 June 3
JCRS Patient #3278. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.