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 #4914 Morris Wurtzel, 1919 August 20 - 1920 June 1
JCRS Patient #4914. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4915 Meyer Weisser, 1919 August 23 - 1920 July 3
JCRS Patient #4915. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4916 Samson Goldstein, 1919 August 26 - 1920 February 10
JCRS Patient #4916. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4917 Mike Yocis, 1919 August 26 - 1921 June 24
JCRS Patient #4917. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4920 Max Weintraub, 1919 August 27 - 1920 March 7
JCRS Patient #4920. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4922 Abe Shulman, 1919 September 3 - 1920 October 26
JCRS Patient #4922. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4924 Gershon Herman Levin, 1919 September 3 - 1919 December 9
JCRS Patient #4924. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4925 Anna Fisher, 1919 September 3 - 1920 March 31
JCRS Patient #4925. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4926 Michael Weinberg, 1919 September 5 - 1920 August 20
JCRS Patient #4926. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4927 Gussie Herschbein, 1919 September 5 - 1920 February 28
JCRS Patient #4927. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.