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 #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.
JCRS Patient #2926 Louis Horowitz, 1914 June 26 - 1914 September 10
JCRS Patient #2926. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2928 Benjamin Wexler, 1914 July 2 - 1915 May 2
JCRS Patient #2928. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2929 Samuel Gordon, 1914-07-07 - 1915 January 27
JCRS Patient #2929. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2930 Lena Goldfreed, 1914 July 7 - 1915 October 21
JCRS Patient #2930. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2931 Abraham Friedman, 1912 July 26 - 1915 June 1
JCRS Patient #2931. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2932 Jacob Nissenson, 1914 June 22 - 1915 May 25
JCRS Patient #2932. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2933 Bernard Gross, 1914 July 10 - 1914 November 4
JCRS Patient #2933. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.