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 #3251 Rebecca Tasman, 1915 April 29 - 1915 August 25
JCRS Patient #3251. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3252 Sam Bloomgarden, 1915 May 1 - 1915 June 13
JCRS Patient #3252. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3254 Paul Libert, 1915 May 13 - 1916 April 3
JCRS Patient #3254. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3255 Jennie Feinstein, 1915 May 3 - 1916 May 1
JCRS Patient #3255. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3256 Phoebus Frankel, 1915 May 17 - 1916 July 28
JCRS Patient #3256. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3258 Lena Fefferman, 1915 May 17 - 1915 November 29
JCRS Patient #3258. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3259 William Epstein, 1915 May 18 - 1920 January 20
JCRS Patient #3259. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3260 Israel Uchitel, 1915 May 21 - 1915 November 2
JCRS Patient #3260. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3262 Sophia Harris, 1915 May 18 - 1917 February 22
JCRS Patient #3262. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3265 Dora Steinberg Dews, 1915 May 17 - 1917 March 15
JCRS Patient #3265. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.