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 #3188 Hattie Loewenstein, 1914 December 26 - 1916 February 1
JCRS Patient #3188. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3189 Rose Short, 1915 March 8 - 1915 June 8
JCRS Patient #3189. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3190 Ed Teitelbaum, 1914 December 10 - 1915 August 31
JCRS Patient #3190. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3192 Jack Family, 1915 March 19 - 1915 November 12
JCRS Patient #3192. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3198 Fannie Roberts, 1915 February 27 - 1915 July 9
JCRS Patient #3198. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3199 Lawrence Mendels, 1915 March 13 - 1916 February 1
JCRS Patient #3199. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3200 Dave Goldstein, 1915 March 16 - 1915 June 2
JCRS Patient #3200. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3201 Hyman Bogoff, 1915 March 29 - 1916 February 11
JCRS Patient #3201. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3203 Emanuel Ginsberg, 1915 March 25 - 1915 June 10
JCRS Patient #3203. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3205 Bernard D. Argen, 1914 May 15 - 1915 June 20
JCRS Patient #13205. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.