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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 #4774 See #7312 Israel Goodstein , 1919 April 18 - 1919 July 14

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0091
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JCRS Patient #4774. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 April 18 - 1919 July 14

JCRS Patient #4779 Sam Hoffman, 1919 April 18 - 1920 April 8

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0092
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JCRS Patient #4779. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 April 18 - 1920 April 8

JCRS Patient #4781 Abraham Chaifetz, 1919 April 23 - 1919 September 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0093
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JCRS Patient #4781. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 April 23 - 1919 September 1

JCRS Patient #4782 Louis Lefton, 1919 April 23 - 1919 August 26

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0094
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JCRS Patient #4782. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 April 23 - 1919 August 26

JCRS Patient #4785 Samuel Grossberg, 1919 May 8 - 1920 February 7

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0095
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JCRS Patient #4785. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 8 - 1920 February 7

JCRS Patient #4789 Fred Tepper, 1919 April 30 - 1921 August 17

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0096
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JCRS Patient #4789. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 April 30 - 1921 August 17

JCRS Patient #4790 Aaron Levin, 1919 April 30 - 1919 May 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0097
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JCRS Patient #4790. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 April 30 - 1919 May 1

JCRS Patient #4791 Lena Shapiro, 1919 May 1 - 1919 November 12

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0098
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JCRS Patient #4791. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 1 - 1919 November 12

JCRS Patient #4792 Bert Hirsch, 1919 May 6 - 1919 December 20

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0099
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JCRS Patient #4792. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 6 - 1919 December 20

JCRS Patient #4793 Iva Kunkle, 1919 May 8 - 1919 September 9

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0100
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JCRS Patient #4793. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 8 - 1919 September 9