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 #4894 Jacob Konigsberg, 1919 August 2 - 1919 November 10
JCRS Patient #4894. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4896 Jack J. Breslow, 1919 August 8 - 1920 August 16
JCRS Patient #4896. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4897 Jacob Silverman, 1919 August 8 - 1919 September 23
JCRS Patient #4897. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4898 Morris Rubenstein, 1919 August 8 - 1919 August 30
JCRS Patient #4898. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4899 Leon Metzger, 1919 August 5 - 1921 June 30
JCRS Patient #4899. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4900 Harold Weiss, 1919 August 6 - 1920 January 27
JCRS Patient #4900. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4901 Marcus E. Brumberg, 1919 August 11 - 1919 November 17
JCRS Patient #4901. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4903 Julius Wilson, 1919 August 5 - 1919 December 15
JCRS Patient #4903. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4904 Leah Lewis, 1919 August 16 - 1919 August 21
JCRS Patient #4904. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4907 Bertha Rapaport, 1919 August 13 - 1919 December 26
JCRS Patient #4907. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.