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 #3934 Jacob Lazoffsky, 1917 February 21 - 1917 December 6
JCRS Patient #3934. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3935 Annie Gelber, 1917 February 21 - 1917 August 29
JCRS Patient #3935. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3936 Sam Gelber, 1917 February 21 - 1917 October 12
JCRS Patient #3936. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3937 Gillard Kaplan, 1917 February 22 - 1918 April 16
JCRS Patient #3937. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3938 Morris Abromovitz, 1917 February 22 - 1917 April 30
JCRS Patient #3938. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3940 William Kessler, 1917 February 24 - 1918 August 15
JCRS Patient #3940. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3941 Mary Levine, 1916 October 11 - 1917 May 21
JCRS Patient #3941. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3945 Maud Beauchamp, 1916 October 3 - 1917 March 21
JCRS Patient #3945. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3950 Gussie Levinsky, 1917 February 27 - 1918 June 25
JCRS Patient #3950. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3951 Hyman Goodman, 1917 February 27 - 1917 September 1
JCRS Patient #3951. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.