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 #4030 Dora S. Dews, 1917 May 25 - 1918 June 1
JCRS Patient #4030. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4031 Lena Stein, 1917 May 25 - 1917 July 15
JCRS Patient #4031. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4032 Rosie Fishman, 1917 May 26 - 1917 July 9
JCRS Patient #4032. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4033 Benjamin Weiner, 1917 May 28 - 1917 July 11
JCRS Patient #4033. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4035 Samuel Rosenberg, 1917 May 31 - 1918 May 25
JCRS Patient #4035. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4037 William Smith, 1917 June 4 - 1918 January 28
JCRS Patient #4037. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4041 Joseph Cheirman, 1917 May 31 - 1917 December 25
JCRS Patient #4041. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4042 Samuel Buchsbaum, 1917 June 2 - 1918 April 15
JCRS Patient #4042. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4043 Arthur Lorenz, 1917 May 14 - 1918 August 19
JCRS Patient #4043. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4044 Henry Scott, 1917 June 2 - 1917 June 9
JCRS Patient #4044. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.