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 3915 Collections and/or Records:
JCRS Patient #5469 Lena Williamson, 1921 January 26 - 1921 April 26
JCRS Patient #5469. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #5470 Maurice Sutker, 1921 January 19 - 1921 March 7
JCRS Patient #5470. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #5471 Ralph Savitz, 1921 January 27 - 1921 May 1
JCRS Patient #5471. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #5472 Max Gold, 1921 January 27 - 1921 January 28
JCRS Patient #5472. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient Activities - Collage, between 1930-1939
Collage with three photographs of patients in the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. Patients are reading, playing checkers and dominoes and listening to the radio. The photographs are mounted on a cardboard sheet with brown tape around the edges.
JCRS Patient #Joseph Shear, 1919 February 7 - 1919 October 5
JCRS Patient #4712. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS WWI Group, 1918
Several men from the JCRS attending a "Meatless Banquet" in honor of Captain Hillkowitz.
Jewish Benevolence, Panel 1, 2001
One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Jewish Benevolence" features more historical information and includes National Jewish Hospital, Francis Wisebart Jacobs, and JCRS.