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 #2837 Tillie Cohen, 1914 April 6 - 1914 August 7
JCRS Patient #2837. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2838 Louis Noyowitz, 1914 April 6 - 1914 June 1
JCRS Patient #2838. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2839 Sam Manis, 1914 April 6 - 1915 August 17
JCRS Patient #2839. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2840 Minna Adler, 1914 April 7 - 1915 July 9
JCRS Patient #2840. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2841 Nate Jacobson, 1914 April 7 - 1914 September 5
JCRS Patient #2841. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2843 Benjamin Tribucher, 1914 April 9 - 1914 August 25
JCRS Patient #2843. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2846 Abraham Milstein, 1914 April 13 - 1915 January 7
JCRS Patient #2846. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2847 Rose Festenstein, 1914 April 15 - 1916 October 28
JCRS Patient #2847. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2848 Jacob Konigsberg, 1914 April 17 - 1914 June 28
JCRS Patient #2848. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2850 David Eschakow (Haimoff), 1914 April 19 - 1915 January 9
JCRS Patient #2850. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.