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 #4213 Isidore Kreisman, 1917 October 16 - 1918 July 18
JCRS Patient #4213. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4214 Joseph Rosenthal, 1917 October 23 - 1919 August 26
JCRS Patient #4214. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4216 Frank Baum, 1917 October 24 - 1918 September 9
JCRS Patient #4216. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4218 Samuel Babat, 1917 October 15 - 1917 October 17
JCRS Patient #4218. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4219 Jennie Aronson, 1917 October 29 - 1919 April 16
JCRS Patient #4219. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4220 Samuel Gordon, 1917 November 8 - 1918 January 9
JCRS Patient #4220. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4222 Maurice Shankin, 1917 October 23 - 1919 March 26
JCRS Patient #4222. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4225 Phil Goldstein, 1917 November 8 - 1918 August 13
JCRS Patient #4225. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4226 Edward Friedman, 1917 September 23 - 1918 September 17
JCRS Patient #4226. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4227 Dave Cohen, 1917 September 9 - 1918 August 8
JCRS Patient #4227. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.