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 #3998 Rose Beckman, 1917 April 23 - 1917 November 26
JCRS Patient #3998. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3999 Arthur S. Gold, 1917 April 23 - 1917 November 13
JCRS Patient #3999. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4000 Louis Friedman, 1917 April 23 - 1918 April 5
JCRS Patient #4000. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4002 Sarah Goldman, 1917 May 3 - 1918 December 26
JCRS Patient #4002. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4004 Aaron Kulik, 1917 May 4 - 1919 August 26
JCRS Patient #4004. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4006 Nathan Kleinstein, 1917 April 27 - 1918 January 8
JCRS Patient #4006. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4007 Isidore Goldstein, 1917 April 26 - 1917 June 28
JCRS Patient #4007. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4008 Benjamin Bergman, 1917 April 30 - 1917 August 21
JCRS Patient #4008. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4009 Rebecca Horowitz, 1917 May 1 - 1918 April 21
JCRS Patient #4009. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4010 Alphonse Coustant, 1917 May 2 - 1918 March 6
JCRS Patient #4010. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.