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 #3906 Sol Gilbert, 1917 January 30 - 1920 October 27
JCRS Patient #3906. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3907 Abraham Koslow, 1917 February 5 - 1917 September 17
JCRS Patient #3907. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3908 Edna Lewis, 1917 February 6 - 1917 April 26
JCRS Patient #3908. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3909 Annie Goldstein, 1917 January 24 - 1917 June 18
JCRS Patient #3909. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3910 Samuel Spiegel, 1917 January 30 - 1917 June 1
JCRS Patient #3910. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3915 Benjamin Bloom, 1917 February 9 - 1918 February 25
JCRS Patient #3915. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3916 Dave Kovel, 1916 December 12 - 1918 March 25
JCRS Patient #3916. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3917 Israel Apple, 1917 January 17 - 1917 April 18
JCRS Patient #3917. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3918 Jack Romick, 1917 April 11 - 1917 October 14
JCRS Patient #3918. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3919 Nathan Goldman, 1917 February 7 - 1918 January 9
JCRS Patient #3919. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.