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Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927

 Person

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 4252 Collections and/or Records:

JCRS Patient #4730 Abraham Weinstein, 1919 March 12 - 1919 March 24

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0061
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JCRS Patient #4730. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 March 12 - 1919 March 24

JCRS Patient #4731 Minnie Adler, 1919 March 18 - 1920 November 26

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0062
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JCRS Patient #4731. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 March 18 - 1920 November 26

JCRS Patient #4732 Joseph Botvinik, 1919 February 21 - 1919 December 7

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0063
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JCRS Patient #4732. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 February 21 - 1919 December 7

JCRS Patient #4734 Jennie Blumberg, 1919 February 14 - 1920 August 2

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0064
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JCRS Patient #4734. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 February 14 - 1920 August 2

JCRS Patient #4735 Morris Yaffe, 1917 September 16 - 1921 February 2

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0065
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JCRS Patient #4735. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1917 September 16 - 1921 February 2

JCRS Patient #4737 Benjamin Goldstein, 1919 March 4 - 1920 October 11

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0066
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JCRS Patient #4737. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 March 4 - 1920 October 11

JCRS Patient #4738 Morris Wolfson, 1919 March 4 - 1920 May 2

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0067
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JCRS Patient #4738. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 March 4 - 1920 May 2

JCRS Patient #4739 William Fox, 1919 March 6 - 1921 August 7

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0068
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JCRS Patient #4739. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 March 6 - 1921 August 7

JCRS Patient #4741 Sarah Golichen, 1919 March 10 - 1919 September 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0069
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JCRS Patient #4741. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 March 10 - 1919 September 1

JCRS Patient #4742 Harry Brough, 1919 March 10 - 1919 June 11

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0070
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JCRS Patient #4742. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 March 10 - 1919 June 11