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Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927

 Person

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 #3341 Joseph Miller, 1915 August 27 - 1915 September 13

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0053
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3341. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 August 27 - 1915 September 13

JCRS Patient #3343 Ben Goldman, 1915 September 2 - 1916 March 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0054
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JCRS Patient #3343. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 2 - 1916 March 19

JCRS Patient #3344 Max Goldberg, 1915 September 3 - 1915 December 13

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0055
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JCRS Patient #3344. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 3 - 1915 December 13

JCRS Patient #3345 Lillian Tepper, 1915 September 3 - 1917 October 12

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0056
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JCRS Patient #3345. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 3 - 1917 October 12

JCRS Patient #3346 Isaac Schwartz, 1915 September 3 - 1916 December 3

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0057
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JCRS Patient #3346. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 3 - 1916 December 3

JCRS Patient #3348 Mollie Auster, 1915 September 6 - 1917 February 28

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0058
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JCRS Patient #3348. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 6 - 1917 February 28

JCRS Patient #3349 Jennie Menin, 1915 September 6 - 1917 April 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0059
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JCRS Patient #3349. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 6 - 1917 April 19

JCRS Patient #3350 Benjamin Levine, 1915 September 6 - 1916 October 21

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0060
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JCRS Patient #3350. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 6 - 1916 October 21

JCRS Patient #3352 Morris Goldstein, 1915 September 7 - 1916 January 9

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0061
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JCRS Patient #3352. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 7 - 1916 January 9

JCRS Patient #3353 Lawrence Lindeman, 1915 September 13 - 1915 December 13

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Identifier: B002.01.0111.0062
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JCRS Patient #3353. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1915 September 13 - 1915 December 13