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 #4154 Sam Family, 1917 September 20 - 1918 March 8
JCRS Patient #4154. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4157 Daniel Pasternack, 1917 September 19 - 1918 July 18
JCRS Patient #4157. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4159 Ida Pross, 1917 September 24 - 1918 August 26
JCRS Patient #4159. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4160 Alex Rappaport, 1917 September 25 - 1919 March 4
JCRS Patient #4160. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4163 Jennie Mestel, 1917 August 30 - 1918 May 9
JCRS Patient #4163. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4164 Marie Schechter, 1917 August 22 - 1917 November 5
JCRS Patient #4164. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4165 Benjamin Zimmerman, 1917 September 7 - 1918 January 16
JCRS Patient #4165. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4166 Sam Fleischman, 1917 September 12 - 1917 December 6
JCRS Patient #4166. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4167 Hyman Grossman, 1917 September 15 - 1917 September 18
JCRS Patient #4167. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4168 Albert Herrman, 1917 September 27 - 1917 November 12
JCRS Patient #4169. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.