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 #4882 Herman Catz, 1919 July 21 - 1919 September 19
JCRS Patient #4882. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4883 Hyman Scholovitz, 1919 July 25 - 1919 October 7
JCRS Patient #4883. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4884 Harry Bloom, 1919 November 19 - 1920 January 12
JCRS Patient #4884. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4885 Sarah Geller, 1919 July 12 - 1919 December 21
JCRS Patient #4885. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4887 Max Steinberg, 1919 July 30 - 1920 July 28
JCRS Patient #4887. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4888 Joseph Bayles, 1919 July 28 - 1919 August 2
JCRS Patient #4888. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4890 Benjamin Weiner, 1919 July 30 - 1919 August 14
JCRS Patient #4890. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4891 Julius Miller, 1919 August 1 - 1920 October 19
JCRS Patient #4891. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4892 Samuel Rothschild, 1919 July 22 - 1919 September 17
JCRS Patient #4892. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4893 Joseph Siegel, 1919 August 4 - 1919 December 18
JCRS Patient #4893. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.