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 #2724 Irving Cantor, 1913 November 27 - 1914 April 11
JCRS Patient #2724. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2725 Sarah Rosenberg, 1913 November 28 - 1914 April 2
JCRS Patient #2725. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2729 Ethel Ruvensky, 1913 December 3 - 1914 March 31
JCRS Patient #2729. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2730 Jacob Silverstein, 1913 December 8 - 1914 May 27
JCRS Patient #2730. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2731 David Weinberg, 1913 December 5 - 1914 April 5
JCRS Patient #2731. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2732 Solomon Alterson, 1913 November 28 - 1914 July 4
JCRS Patient #2732. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2733 Annie Ruskin, 1913 December 9 - 1914 November 7
JCRS Patient #2733. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2734 Louis W. Marcus, 1913 December 10 - 1916 October 21
JCRS Patient #2734. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2735 Gershon Levine, 1913 December 10 - 1914 June 4
JCRS Patient #2735. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2737 Mendel Hillsberg, 1913 December 11 - 1914 August 15
JCRS Patient #2737. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.