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Hillkowitz, Philip, 1873-1948

 Person

Biography

Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was a physician and president of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society from 1904-1948. He received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati. He was married to Minnie Hillkowitz.

Found in 163 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from S. Olstein to JCRS, 1906 November 27

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0095.00009
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Handwritten letter from S. Olstein to JCRS, dated November 27, 1906. The letter asks after some personal effects of Bessie Holstein, her death certificate, and information about where he is buried. The letter is signed S. Olstein.

Dates: 1906 November 27

Letter from S. Olstein to JCRS, 1906 December 20

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0095.00012
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Handwritten letter from S. Olstein to JCRS to, dated December 20, 1906. The letter notes that Bessie Holstein's rings were not received, and that the Buerau of Health claimed to have no record of her death. It references an enclosed $1.50 and stamped return envelope so that JCRS might attend to obtaining a certificate and sending it on. The letter is signed S. Olstein.

Dates: 1906 December 20

Letter from S. Olstein to JCRS

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0095.00014
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Handwritten letter from S. Olstein to JCRS to, undated. The letter requests a death certificate be sent to Bessie Holstein's husband. The letter is signed S. Olstein.

Dates: 1905 - 1906

Letter from The Jewish Free Loan Society of Denver to Dr. C. D. Spivak, 1913 December 30

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0109.00008
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Typed letter from The Jewish Free Loan Society of Denver to Dr. C. D. Spivak, December 30, 1913. The letter informs Dr. Spivak that the check #474 for $5.00 dated Dec. 3d has been received. Furthermore, it informs that this check is the last payment that completes the note edorsed by Dr. Hillkowitz and himself for Mr. Goldberg on July 18, 1906. The letter is signed M. S. Radetsky.

Dates: 1913 December 30

Medical Staff Banquet of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1926

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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00044
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Attendees of a banquet for Medical Staff of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. Charles Spivak, and Dr. Isador Bronfin sit center. 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.

Dates: circa 1926

Ninth Annual Report for the Year 1912, 1913

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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0009.00001
Abstract Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on April 27, 1913, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1912, and ending December 31, 1912; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 218 patients were treated in 1912. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...
Dates: 1913

Note from George Lelansky, 1906 November 12

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0197.00020
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Handwritten note from George Lelansky, on Nov-12-1906. The note informs recipient that sixty five cents for Mrs. Brown was received from Dr. Hillkowitz. The note is signed George Lelansky.

Dates: 1906 November 12

Notes transcribing telegram from Ida Hoffman, 1905 December 13

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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0082.00006
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Handwritten notes that transcribes a telegram, on letterhead of Philip Hillkowitz. It notes that Eley Hoffman died December 13, 1905, and requests instructions to be wired. It is signed C.D. Spivak.

Dates: 1905 December 13

Oil Painting of Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, circa 1940

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Identifier: B002.16.0343.00001
Abstract Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was one of the founders of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) in 1904 and was president of the JCRS for 44 years until his death in 1948. 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. In 1954 the institution changed its mission to...
Dates: circa 1940

Original Office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1915

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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0042.00001
Abstract Interior view of the original administrative office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) with Dr. Charles Spivak, and his associates. Spivak, center, sits at a desk with a photograph of his friend, the Yiddish poet Yehoash (Solomon Bloomgarden), in front of him. Business manager Ben Friedland talks on the telephone. An unidentified man sits in front, and an unidentified woman sits at left in the JCRS business office. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was...
Dates: circa 1915