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 4252 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #3559 Blanche Clark, 1916 February 2
JCRS Patient #3559. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3560 Louis Brodsky, 1916 March 6 - 1917 January 2
JCRS Patient #3560. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3561 Harry Freeman, 1916 March 7 - 1916 October 10
JCRS Patient #3561. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3562 Minnie Fried, 1916 March 9 - 1916 August 21
JCRS Patient #3562. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3563 Samuel Selikowitz, 1916 March 13 - 1916 July 7
JCRS Patient #3563. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3565 Samuel Singer, 1916 March 13 - 1916 November 16
JCRS Patient #3565. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3566 John Paley, 1916 March 13 - 1916 April 2
JCRS Patient #3566. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3568 Eva Wein, 1916 March 15
JCRS Patient #3568. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3569 David W. Naftalin, 1916 March 11 - 1916 March 17
JCRS Patient #3569. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3572 Albert B. Hergesheimer, 1916 March 11 - 1916 April 30
JCRS Patient #3572. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.