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 #2912 Mollie Zimmerman, 1914 June 15 - 1914 July 24
JCRS Patient #2912. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2914 Nathan Kleinstein, 1914 June 22 - 1915 January 17
JCRS Patient #2914. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2915 Harry Brown, 1914 April 25 - 1915 March 1
JCRS Patient #2915. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2916 Abraham Kaplan, 1914 June 21 - 1914 November 22
JCRS Patient #2916. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2917 Rachel Collecter, 1914 June 23 - 1914 August 20
JCRS Patient #2917. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2918 Joseph Matlowsky, 1914 June 23 - 1915 January 29
JCRS Patient #2918. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2922 Nathan Hirschberg, 1914 June 29 - 1915 April 15
JCRS Patient #2922. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2923 Myron Loeb, 1914 June 29 - 1915 March 27
JCRS Patient #2923. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2924 Lena Holweik, 1914 July 1- 1915 March 1
JCRS Patient #2924. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2925 Charles Cambill, 1914 July 2 - 1915 January 15
JCRS Patient #2925. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.