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Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927

 Person

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 #3727 Louis Goldstein, 1916 August 20 - 1916 October 16

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0113.0002
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3727. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 20 - 1916 October 16

JCRS Patient #3728 Philip Operchinsky See #5409, undated

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0003
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3728 see #5409. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.

Dates: undated

JCRS Patient #3729 Bettie Luper, 1916 August 21 - 1916 September 14

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0004
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JCRS Patient #3729. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 21 - 1916 September 14

JCRS Patient #3730 Max Cohen, 1916 August 21 - 1917 June 1

 File
Identifier: B002.01.0113.0005
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3730. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 21 - 1917 June 1

JCRS Patient #3732 Meyer Klein, 1916 August 14 - 1917 April 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0006
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JCRS Patient #3732. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 14 - 1917 April 1

JCRS Patient #3733 Sam Davidson, 1916 August 21 - 1916 November 9

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0007
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3733. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 21 - 1916 November 9

JCRS Patient #3734 Sophie Sudakov, 1916 August 28 - 1916 December 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0008
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3734. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 28 - 1916 December 19

JCRS Patient #3737 Bertha Guggenheim , 1916 August 17 - 1917 August 9

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0009
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3737. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 17 - 1917 August 9

JCRS Patient #3738 Morris Rosenstein, 1916 August 17 - 1917 October 23

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0010
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3738. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 17 - 1917 October 23

JCRS Patient #3739 Louis Safir, 1916 August 21 - 1918 April 24

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Identifier: B002.01.0113.0011
Abstract

JCRS Patient #3739. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1916 August 21 - 1918 April 24