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 #4061 Samuel Kratenstein, 1917 June 7 - 1917 August 30
JCRS Patient #4061. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4062 Becky Zwiebel, 1917 June 7 - 1917 August 14
JCRS Patient #4062. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4063 Meyer Halpern, 1917 June 21 - 1917 July 2
JCRS Patient #4063. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4065 Max Milber, 1917 June 20 - 1919 November 3
JCRS Patient #4065. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4068 Jacob Rogatchefsky, 1917 June 8 - 1918 April 10
JCRS Patient #4068. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4069 Harry Bonvaser, 1917 June 15 - 1917 November 15
JCRS Patient #4069. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4070 Morris Katz, 1917 June 20 - 1917 December 4
JCRS Patient #4070. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4071 Max Rosenberg, 1917 June 25 - 1921 December 22
JCRS Patient #4071. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4072 Louis Shlossman, 1917 June 26 - 1917 September 30
JCRS Patient #4072. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4074 Louis Schwartz, 1917 June 26 - 1920 February 15
JCRS Patient #4074. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.