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 4252 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #4863 Anna Trager, 1919 June 26 - 1920 January 13
JCRS Patient #4863. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4864 Louis Frank, 1919 June 28 - 1921 January 7
JCRS Patient #4864. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4865 Max Berger, 1919 July 7 - 1920 February 9
JCRS Patient #4865. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4866 Dora Weinshenker, 1919 July 8 - 1920 October 12
JCRS Patient #4866. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4867 Sophie Abramson, 1919 July 8 - 1919 December 28
JCRS Patient #4867. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4868 Nathan Semmers, 1919 July 7 - 1921 October 3
JCRS Patient #4868. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4869 Meyer Sholom Shreiber, 1919 July 11 - 1919 September 1
JCRS Patient #4869. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4870 Jacob Romick, 1919 May 13 - 1920 January 29
JCRS Patient #4870. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4872 Joseph Baum, 1919 July 10 - 1920 June 7
JCRS Patient #4872. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4873 See #5750 Frank Lerner, undated
JCRS Patient #4873 see #5750. This file is undated and contains one note, no additional documents.