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 #3893 Joe Harris, 1917 January 16 - 1917 April 23
JCRS Patient #3893. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3894 Wolf Varanzoff, 1917 January 17 - 1917 January 29
JCRS Patient #3894. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3895 Charles Berlin, 1917 January 17 - 1918 January 15
JCRS Patient #3895. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3896 Jeff Goodman, 1917 January 18 - 1917 June 17
JCRS Patient #3896. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3897 Rose Shorr, 1917 January 18 - 1917 March 16
JCRS Patient #3897. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3901 David Bernard, 1917 January 25 - 1917 September 2
JCRS Patient #3901. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3902 Sophie Sudakoff, 1917 January 26 - 1917 March 6
JCRS Patient #3902. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3903 Louis Kabachnick, 1917 January 29 - 1917 May 5
JCRS Patient #3903. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3904 Morris Pearl, 1917 January 30 - 1917 February 5
JCRS Patient #3904. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3905 Sarah Gerber, 1917 January 19 - 1917 March 1
JCRS Patient #3905. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.