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 #3952 Charles H. Berg, 1917 February 27 - 1917 April 8
JCRS Patient #3952. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3953 Rose Cohen, 1917 March 5 - 1917 April 15
JCRS Patient #3953. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3955 Hannah Israel, 1917 March 6 - 1918 April 7
JCRS Patient #3955. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3957 Rose Uswalk, 1917 March 11 - 1917 June 3
JCRS Patient #3957. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3958 Dan Brown, 1917 January 16 - 1917 July 28
JCRS Patient #3958. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3959 Rebecca Berliner, 1917 February 28 - 1917 July 1
JCRS Patient #3959. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3960 Iva Agness Austin, 1917 March 12 - 1918 January 2
JCRS Patient #3960. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3962 Solomon Kopelowitz, 1917 March 14 - 1917 October 15
JCRS Patient #3962. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3963 Murray Baum, 1917 March 14 - 1918 September 9
JCRS Patient #3963. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3967 Louis H. Lesser, 1917 March 21 - 1917 August 4
JCRS Patient #3967. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.