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 #4768 Jennie Tobin, 1919 April 4 - 1919 May 20
JCRS Patient #4768. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4769 Louis Stern, 1919 April 10 - 1919 September 21
JCRS Patient #4769. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4770 Jacob Mandell, 1919 March 1 - 1919 October 11
JCRS Patient #4770. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4772 Nathan A. Miller, 1919 February 14 - 1919 May 17
JCRS Patient #4772. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4773 Louis Becker, 1919 April 14 - 1920 July 27
JCRS Patient #4773. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4774 See #7312 Israel Goodstein , 1919 April 18 - 1919 July 14
JCRS Patient #4774. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4779 Sam Hoffman, 1919 April 18 - 1920 April 8
JCRS Patient #4779. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4781 Abraham Chaifetz, 1919 April 23 - 1919 September 1
JCRS Patient #4781. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4782 Louis Lefton, 1919 April 23 - 1919 August 26
JCRS Patient #4782. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4785 Samuel Grossberg, 1919 May 8 - 1920 February 7
JCRS Patient #4785. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.