Zederbaum, Adolph, 1849-1920

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Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who contributed to medicine, the Jewish community, and Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people who knew some of the early key figures.

Abstract Invitation to the ''tribute celebration to the Sixty-sixth Anniversary of the birthday of Dr. Adolph Zeberbaum, Denver, Colorado, Jan. 29, 1915.'' There is a photograph of Dr. Zederbaum and text in Yiddish on the front. The postcard invitation is signed on the back by his Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) colleagues, including Drs. Charles Spivak, Philip Hillkowitz, Herman Schwatt and O. M. Shere. The painted wooden frame is a swinging frame with glass on both sides of the...

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Silver loving cup presented to Dr. Adolph Zederbaum at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) on January 29, 1909, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Zederbaum was treasurer of the JCRS. The loving cup has two raised rings of flowers and handles with leaf patterns and measures 22.5 centimeters wide and 22 centimeters high.

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Silver trowel presented to Adolph Zederbaum, treasurer of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Medical building of the JCRS Sanatorium on July 7th, 1907.

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Handwritten letter from A. Zederbaum to C.D. Spivak, dated August 16, 1905. The letter is written to provide details of examination of Edward Lipkin, and notes that he is sicker than he appears. It is signed A. Zederbaum.

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Typed letter from C.D. Spivak to A. Zederbaum, dated February 25, 1910. The letter inquires after the status of Bluma Eisenberg. The letter is unsigned, but "Secretary" is typed at the bottom.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

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Dr. Adolf Zederbaum of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society. (JCRS). The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.