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 #4858 Louis W. Rubenstein, 1919 June 4 - 1919 September 21
JCRS Patient #4858. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4859 Isaac Sussman, 1919 June 18 - 1919 August 24
JCRS Patient #4859. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4860 Morris Elovitz, 1919 June 18 - 1920 July 6
JCRS Patient #4860. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4861 Samuel Sayer, 1919 June 19 - 1920 December 23
JCRS Patient #4861. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4862 Annie Daivs, 1919 June 23 - 1919 August 12
JCRS Patient #4862. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4863 Anna Trager, 1919 June 26 - 1920 January 13
JCRS Patient #4863. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4864 Louis Frank, 1919 June 28 - 1921 January 7
JCRS Patient #4864. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4865 Max Berger, 1919 July 7 - 1920 February 9
JCRS Patient #4865. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4866 Dora Weinshenker, 1919 July 8 - 1920 October 12
JCRS Patient #4866. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4867 Sophie Abramson, 1919 July 8 - 1919 December 28
JCRS Patient #4867. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.