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Spivak, Jennie Charsky, 1869-1965

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Dates

  • Usage: 1869 - 1893

Biography

Jennie Charsky was born in Poltava, Russia (now Ukraine) she immigrated to Philadelphia, Pa. with her parents and sister May in 1875. She married Dr. C.D. Spivak in 1893 and moved to Denver, Colorados in 1896. The Spivaks had three children, David, Deena, and Ruth. Jennie wrote for the journal Medical Libraries as Mrs. Jennie C. Spivak and published poetry as Jennie Charsky, 1924-1961. In the early years of JCRS, she travelled to other cities as a fundraiser for JCRS. She was a charter member of Hadassah, National Council of Jewish Women, and Mizrachi Women. She was also a member of Why, and the Women's Press Club.

Biography

From Pioneering Jewish Women" exhibit label: Jennie arrived in Denver with her husband Dr. Charles Spivak from Philadelphia in 1896. Dr. Spivak was a co-founder of the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society (JCRS) in 1904. During 1904, Jennie served as one of the three official incorporators of the JCRS and the only woman. From 1903-1913 Jennie was also a faculty member at the University of Denver, teaching the Russian language. An intellectual woman, Jennie was a member of Denver's Why Club, a women's discussion group. She was honored for her work in education as a ''Representative Woman of Colorado.''

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Jennie Spivak, 1964

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Identifier: B360.03.0034.0019
Abstract

Mrs. Jeannie Spivak on her 95th birthday in the hospital at AMC. Photograph where she is seated in a wheelchair looking at her birthday cake, two newspaper articles and copies of the press release from AMC are included.

Dates: 1964