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Spivak, Jennie Charsky, 1869-1965

 Person

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.''

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dr. Charles Spivak and Jennie Charsky in Philadelphia, 1892 September

 Item
Identifier: B250.01.0003.00001
Abstract Dr. Charles David Spivak and his fiancee, Jennie Charsky, pose for a studio photograph in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September 1892. The picture was taken the day before Jennie left to attend college at Cornell University. Dr. Charles Spivak was the longtime secretary of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). After the couple moved to Colorado in 1896, Jennie completed her college degree at the University of Denver. She later taught Russian language classes at the University for...
Dates: 1892 September

Philadelphia, 1890-2008

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Identifier: B250.01.0001.0003
Abstract

Photographs and copies of photographs of the home where Spivaks lived in Philadelphia, copies of correspondence, and article on Michael Valentine Ball.

Dates: 1890-2008

Spivak Family Papers and Art

 Collection
Identifier: B250
Abstract Dr. Charles Spivak was born in Russia in 1861 and died in Denver, Colorado in 1927. He arrived in New York City in 1882 and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1893, Charles Spivak married Jennie Charsky. Because of Jennie's poor health the Spivaks moved to Denver in 1896. Dr. Spivak was a co-founder of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) and was the executive secretary from 1904 until 1927. Haim David Spivak, son of Dr. Charles and Jennie...
Dates: 1861-2010