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 37 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from JCRS to Jacob Schoen, Independent Order Brith Abraham, 1906 June 1
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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0088.00004
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A typed letter from President Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to Jacob Schoen, of the United States Grand Lodge Independent Order Brith Abraham, in response to Mr. Schoen's letter of recommendation for Jacob Goldstein. President Hillkowitz writes that JCRS cannot accept Mr. Goldstein because he is not a sufferer of consumption. In addition he states that he regrets Mr. Goldstein was sent to Denver with no means to support himself. The letter is unsigned with the word "President" typed at the...
Dates:
1906 June 1
Letter from Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to Erste Stanislauer Lodge, 1906 June 15
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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0088.00008
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A typed letter from President Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to Mr. M. Fingerey, Erste Stanislauer Lodge, concerning Jacob Goldstein. President Hillkowitz writes that JCRS had Jacob Goldstein get his meals at JCRS and that Mr. Goldstein took that opportunity to camp at the premise and seizing a temorarily empty bed for nine days. He continues that Mr. Goldstein had been asked to leave and he hopes the Lodge will begin sending Mr. Goldstein assistance. The letter is unsigned with the word...
Dates:
1906 June 15
Letter from Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to Erste Stanislauer Lodge, 1906 June 28
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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0088.00010
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A typed letter from President Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to M. Fingerey, Erste Stanislauer Lodge, concerning Jacob Goldstein. President Hillkowitz writes that JCRS has assisted Jacob Goldstein and asks that the Lodge pay the bill of $5. The letter is unsigned with the word "President" typed at the bottom.
Dates:
1906 June 28
Letter from Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to Jacob Schoen, Independent Order Brith Abraham, 1906 June 15
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Identifier: B002.01.0097.0088.00009
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A two page typed letter from President Philip Hillkowitz, JCRS, to Jacob Schoen, Independent Order Brith Abraham, concerning Jacob Goldstein. President Hillkowitz writes that JCRS had Jacob Goldstein get his meals at JCRS and that Mr. Goldstein took that opportunity to camp at the premise and seizing a temorarily empty bed for nine days. He continues that he has asked local charities to assist Mr. Goldstein. The letter is unsigned with the word "President" typed at the bottom. The second...
Dates:
1906 June 15
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
Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Meeting of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1920
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Identifier: B002.05.01.0199.0015.00001
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Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) annual meeting on August 22, 1920, and its operations and finances for the period beginning January 1, 1919, and ending December 31, 1919; 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 1919, and a list of all donors. Published as volume 14, number 3 (July, August, September 1920) and volume 14, number 4...
Dates:
1920