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 28 Collections and/or Records:
Fifth Annual Report, 1909
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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0005.00001
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Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on February 28, 1909, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1908, and ending December 31, 1908; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 243 patients were treated in 1908. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a list of all...
Dates:
1909
First Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society at Denver, Colo., 1905
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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0001.00001
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Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on January 29, 1905, and its operations and finances for the period of incorporation on June 25, 1904 to January 1, 1905; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that the first patients (six males and one female) were admitted on September 8, 1904. Includes images of the facility and a list of all donors.
Dates:
1905
Fourth Annual Report, 1908
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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0004.00001
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Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on February 23, 1908, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1907, and ending December 31, 1907; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. The Secretary's report indicates that 252 patients were treated in 1907. Includes images of the facility, statistical data about the patients (including initials, age, occupation, and duration of disease), and a...
Dates:
1908
Joshua Wolfe Zeeve Bed Dedication, after 1917
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Identifier: B063.03.0035.00018
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A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Bed donated in Joshua Wolfe Zeeve's memory. Dr. Charles Spivak stands in the back to the right and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz stands in back center. An unidentified woman holds a plaque that reads: "Joshua Wolfe Zeeve, May 15, 1858, October 11, 1917.'' 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...
Dates:
after 1917
Laying Cornerstone of the New York Ladies Auxiliary Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1908
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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0010.00001
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A group of people attend a ceremony for the laying of a cornerstone at the New York Ladies Auxiliary building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) on April 19, 1908. The building was a round, red brick building that housed the less contagious tuberculosis (TB) patients. Rabbi C. E. Kauvar, in a top hat, stands on one side of the cornerstone and Abraham Judelovitz, in coveralls, stands on the other side of the cornerstone. Dr. Philip Hillkowitz with no hat, stands to Rabbi...
Dates:
1908
Ninth Annual Report for the Year 1912, 1913
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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0009.00001
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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
Original Office of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1915
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Identifier: B002.04.0215.0042.00001
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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
Physicians and Nurses of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1927
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Identifier: B063.03.0019.00042
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Dr. Philip Hillkowitz, Dr. C. D. Spivak, Dr. Isidor Bronfin, and Louis Robinson stand with a group of unidentified doctors and nurses at 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. It was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside Denver. Dr. Hillkowitz is in the top row, center.
Dates:
between 1920-1927
Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society of Denver, Colorado, 1919
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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0014.00001
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Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on May 17-19, 1919, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1918, and ending December 31, 1918; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes text of meeting sessions, statistical data about the patients from 1904-1918, committee reports, and a sample weekly menu for patients. Published as Volume 13, Number 2 (April-May-June 1919) of The...
Dates:
1919
Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1921
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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0016.00001
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Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on June 4-6, 1921, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1920, and ending December 31, 1920; Dr. Philip Hillkowitz was the Society's President, and C.D. Spivak was the Secretary. Includes text of officers' addresses and reports, statistical data about the patients in 1920, and a questionnaire for all Jewish federated charities in the United States. Published as volume 15, number 2 (April,...
Dates:
1921