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 #4922 Abe Shulman, 1919 September 3 - 1920 October 26
JCRS Patient #4922. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4924 Gershon Herman Levin, 1919 September 3 - 1919 December 9
JCRS Patient #4924. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4925 Anna Fisher, 1919 September 3 - 1920 March 31
JCRS Patient #4925. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4926 Michael Weinberg, 1919 September 5 - 1920 August 20
JCRS Patient #4926. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4927 Gussie Herschbein, 1919 September 5 - 1920 February 28
JCRS Patient #4927. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4928 Jacob Silverman, 1919 September 8 - 1919 September 19
JCRS Patient #4928. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4930 Joseph Leibowitz, 1919 August 29 - 1920 January 1
JCRS Patient #4930. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4931 Willie Kotcheck, 1919 September 4 - 1919 October 16
JCRS Patient #4931. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4932 Joseph Korss, 1919 September 5 - 1920 September 24
JCRS Patient #4932. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4934 Jacob Finklestein, 1919 September 10 - 1919 October 26
JCRS Patient #4934. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.