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 #3442 Louis Silver, 1915 November 27 - 1916 January 27
JCRS Patient #3442. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3443 Eva Stuart, 1915 December 4 - 1915 December 13
JCRS Patient #3443. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3444 Lena Nathenson, 1915 December 8 - 1916 February 6
JCRS Patient #3444. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3445 Lillie Goldberg, 1915 December 9 - 1917 February 5
JCRS Patient #3445. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3446 Rudolph Maus, 1915 December 10 - 1916 March 28
JCRS Patient #3446. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3449 Morris Cohen, 1915 December 13 - 1916 June 5
JCRS Patient #3449. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3450 Samuel Jacobson, 1915 December 15 - 1916 February 24
JCRS Patient #3450. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3452 Harry Joselowitz, 1915 December 15 - 1916 March 26
JCRS Patient #3452. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3453 Lillian Richman, 1915 December 15 - 1916 November 5
JCRS Patient #3453. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #3454 Dora Shoenkopf, 1915 December 6 -1915 December 8
JCRS Patient #3454. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.