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 #4815 Herman Brown, 1919 June 2 - 1919 November 5
JCRS Patient #4815. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4816 Ike Moret, 1919 May 3 - 1920 January 5
JCRS Patient #4816. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4818 Martin Cooper, 1919 June 2 - 1919 August 2
JCRS Patient #4818. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4819 Coleman Rudolph, 1919 June 2 - 1920 August 1
JCRS Patient #4819. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4820 Samuel Garman, 1919 May 27 - 1919 September 5
JCRS Patient #4820. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4821 Henrietta Wasserman, 1919 June 3 - 1921 February 26
JCRS Patient #4821. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4824 Jacob Raiman, 1919 June 3 - 1920 February 9
JCRS Patient #4824. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4826 Louis Rubenstein, 1919 June 12 - 1919 August 2
JCRS Patient #4826. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4827 Sarah Marcus, 1919 June 12 - 1920 August 28
JCRS Patient #4827. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4828 Celia Donovich, 1919 June 5 - 1921 July 4
JCRS Patient #4828. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.