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 #3968 Philip Locitzer, 1917 March 21 - 1921 September 13
JCRS Patient #3968. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3969 Joseph Zue, 1917 March 23 - 1918 March 13
JCRS Patient #3969. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3970 Morris Pearl, 1917 March 26 - 1917 April 16
JCRS Patient #3970. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3973 Gisella Szekely, 1917 March 27 - 1917 December 4
JCRS Patient #3973. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3974 Samuel Kaplan, 1917 March 30 - 1917 November 15
JCRS Patient #3974. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3976 Harry Silverman, 1917 April 2 - 1918 September 13
JCRS Patient #3976. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3977 Nathan Friedman, 1917 April 2 - 1918 July 23
JCRS Patient #3977. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3980 Israel Stomakin, 1916 November 21 - 1917 March 4
JCRS Patient #3980. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3981 Simian D. Zayon, 1917 March 23 - 1917 August 1
JCRS Patient #3981. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3982 Dora Othmer, 1917 March 27 - 1917 May 29
JCRS Patient #3982. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.