Strauss, Deena Spivak, 1895-1989
Person
Biography
b. February 21, 1895, d. June 20, 1989, married to Don Strauss, daughter of Dr. Charles D. Spivak.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Oral History Interview with Deena Spivak Strauss, 1982 March 13
Item
Identifier: B098.01.0004.00090
Abstract
Deena Spivak Strauss discusses her early life and her father Dr. Charles Spivak, a founder, medical advisor, and executive secretary of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). She also talks about the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and her travels as a field worker for JCRS.
Dates:
1982 March 13
Spivak Letters, National Library of Israel
Collection
Identifier: B375
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 and they had three children: David, Deena, and Ruth. Jennie Charsky was born in Russia in 1871 and briefly studied law at Cornell before graduating from the University of Denver. Because of Jennie's poor health the Spivaks moved to Denver in 1886. Dr....
Dates:
1919-1920
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