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 #4638 Louis Katz, 1918 December 16 - 1918 December 20
JCRS Patient #4638. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4640 Jacob Levine, 1918 November 7 - 1922 May 24
JCRS Patient #4640. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4643 Myer Datnowsky, 1918 December 18 - 1919 August 24
JCRS Patient #4643. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4644 Boris Ragent, 1918 December 19 - 1919 May 28
JCRS Patient #4644. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4646 Isaac Harrison, 1918 December 22 - 1919 July 9
JCRS Patient #4646. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4650 Max Zelvansky, 1918 December 26 - 1919 November 12
JCRS Patient #4650. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4651 Jack Winkler, 1918 December 26 -1919 March 24
JCRS Patient #4651. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4653 Louis Frank, 1918 December 27 - 1919 May 26
JCRS Patient #4653. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4657 Max Davidov, 1918 December 30 - 1919 October 19
JCRS Patient #4657. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4659 Joe Mierowitz, 1919 January 2 - 1919 October 1
JCRS Patient #4659. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.