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 #4829 Max Rothman, 1919 June 9 - 1919 October 19
JCRS Patient #4829. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4830 Sophie Bell, 1919 June 13 - 1921 June 14
JCRS Patient #4830. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4832 Louis Goldstein, 1919 June 16 - 1919 September 3
JCRS Patient #4832. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4833 Rose Uswalk, 1919 June 9 - 1919 August 31
JCRS Patient #4833. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4834 Max Lepping, 1919 June 13 - 1920 February 9
JCRS Patient #4834. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4835 Joseph Felson, 1919 June 13 - 1920 January 7
JCRS Patient #4835. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4836 Abraham Haberman, 1919 June 16 - 1919 July 11
JCRS Patient #4836. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4837 Frances Pagursky, 1919 June 17 - 1919 October 26
JCRS Patient #4837. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4838 Jonas Weiss, 1919 June 17 - 1920 February 26
JCRS Patient #4838. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4839 Samuel Menkes, 1919 June 17 - 1920 March 15
JCRS Patient #4839. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.