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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 #4041 Joseph Cheirman, 1917 May 31 - 1917 December 25

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0056
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JCRS Patient #4041. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 May 31 - 1917 December 25

JCRS Patient #4042 Samuel Buchsbaum, 1917 June 2 - 1918 April 15

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0057
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JCRS Patient #4042. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 June 2 - 1918 April 15

JCRS Patient #4043 Arthur Lorenz, 1917 May 14 - 1918 August 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0058
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JCRS Patient #4043. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 May 14 - 1918 August 19

JCRS Patient #4044 Henry Scott, 1917 June 2 - 1917 June 9

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0059
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JCRS Patient #4044. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 June 2 - 1917 June 9

JCRS Patient #4045 See #4380 Louis Loewy, 1912 September 2 - 1918 September 24

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0060
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JCRS Patient #4045 see #4380. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1912 September 2 - 1918 September 24

JCRS Patient #4048 Joseph Kraschovetz, 1917 June 12 - 1918 October 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0061
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JCRS Patient #4048. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 June 12 - 1918 October 1

JCRS Patient #4051 Max Green, 1917 June 11 - 1918 July 29

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0062
Abstract

JCRS Patient #4051. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 June 11 - 1918 July 29

JCRS Patient #4052 Joseph Leibowitz, 1917 June 15 - 1918 January 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0063
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JCRS Patient #4052. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 June 15 - 1918 January 19

JCRS Patient #4053 JAcob Kahne, 1917 June 7 - 1918 June 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0064
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JCRS Patient #4053. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 June 7 - 1918 June 1

JCRS Patient #4055 Benjamin Lagranksy, 1917 June 17 - 1917 October 31

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Identifier: B002.01.0114.0065
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JCRS Patient #4055. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 June 17 - 1917 October 31