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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 #4807 Abraham Rogoff, 1919 May 20 - 1920 July 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0111
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JCRS Patient #4807. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 20 - 1920 July 19

JCRS Patient #4808 William Fern, 1919 May 20 - 1920 May 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0112
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JCRS Patient #4808. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 20 - 1920 May 19

JCRS Patient #4810 Joseph Holzer, 1919 May 25 - 1919 June 23

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0113
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JCRS Patient #4810. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 25 - 1919 June 23

JCRS Patient #4813 Trevey Slack, 1919 May 26 - 1919 October 30

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0114
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JCRS Patient #4813. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 26 - 1919 October 30

JCRS Patient #4814 Ben Solomon, 1919 June 2 - 1919 December 28

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0115
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JCRS Patient #4814. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 June 2 - 1919 December 28

JCRS Patient #4815 Herman Brown, 1919 June 2 - 1919 November 5

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0116
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JCRS Patient #4815. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 June 2 - 1919 November 5

JCRS Patient #4816 Ike Moret, 1919 May 3 - 1920 January 5

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0117
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JCRS Patient #4816. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 3 - 1920 January 5

JCRS Patient #4818 Martin Cooper, 1919 June 2 - 1919 August 2

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0118
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JCRS Patient #4818. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 June 2 - 1919 August 2

JCRS Patient #4819 Coleman Rudolph, 1919 June 2 - 1920 August 1

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0119
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JCRS Patient #4819. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 June 2 - 1920 August 1

JCRS Patient #4820 Samuel Garman, 1919 May 27 - 1919 September 5

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Identifier: B002.01.0117.0120
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JCRS Patient #4820. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 May 27 - 1919 September 5