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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 #4900 Harold Weiss, 1919 August 6 - 1920 January 27

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0012
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JCRS Patient #4900. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 6 - 1920 January 27

JCRS Patient #4901 Marcus E. Brumberg, 1919 August 11 - 1919 November 17

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0013
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JCRS Patient #4901. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 11 - 1919 November 17

JCRS Patient #4903 Julius Wilson, 1919 August 5 - 1919 December 15

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0014
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JCRS Patient #4903. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 5 - 1919 December 15

JCRS Patient #4904 Leah Lewis, 1919 August 16 - 1919 August 21

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0015
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JCRS Patient #4904. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 16 - 1919 August 21

JCRS Patient #4907 Bertha Rapaport, 1919 August 13 - 1919 December 26

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0016
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JCRS Patient #4907. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 13 - 1919 December 26

JCRS Patient #4908 Martin Cooper, 1919 August 16 - 1919 September 19

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0017
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JCRS Patient #4908. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 16 - 1919 September 19

JCRS Patient #4910 Harry Pushkoff, 1919 July 31 - 1921 February 2

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0018
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JCRS Patient #4910. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 July 31 - 1921 February 2

JCRS Patient #4911 Abe Sachoff, 1919 August 11 - 1920 February 15

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0019
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JCRS Patient #4911. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 11 - 1920 February 15

JCRS Patient #4912 Henry L Kahn, 1919 August 12 - 1921 June 2

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0020
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JCRS Patient #4912. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 12 - 1921 June 2

JCRS Patient #4913 Jacob Katz, 1919 August 15 - 1920 January 12

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Identifier: B002.01.0118.0021
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JCRS Patient #4913. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.

Dates: 1919 August 15 - 1920 January 12