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 #3267 Marie Suravitz, 1915 May 12 - 1915 August 26
JCRS Patient #3267. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3268 Beckie Nogel, 1915 May 17 - 1915 November 16
JCRS Patient #3268. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3269 Peter Milkes, 1915 April 24 - 1916 April 10
JCRS Patient #3269. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3272 Benjamin Jacobs, 1915 May 29 - 1915 November 13
JCRS Patient #3272. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3276 Louis Bartnofsky, 1915 June 5 - 1917 August 24
JCRS Patient #3276. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3278 Hyman Richman, 1915 June 8 - 1916 June 3
JCRS Patient #3278. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3279 Henry Felsher, 1915 May 24 - 1915 September 1
JCRS Patient #3279. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3280 Leon Mussoff, 1915 June 7
JCRS Patient #3280. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3283 Morris Lipson, 1915 June 14 - 1915 October 29
JCRS Patient #3283. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3284 Max Eichenthal, 1915 June 18 - 1917 August 23
JCRS Patient #3284. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.