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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 49 Collections and/or Records:

Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records

 Collection
Identifier: B002
Abstract The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society was known as the JCRS and was founded in Denver, Colorado in 1904 as a non-sectarian sanatorium to treat tuberculosis (TB) patients, free of charge, in all stages of the disease. The society was one of the leading tuberculosis sanatoria in the country at the turn of the century founded by a group of immigrant Eastern European Jewish men, many of whom were themselves victims of TB. Headed by Dr. Charles Spivak as Secretary (1904-1927) and by Dr....
Dates: 1897-1989; Majority of material found within 1904-1973
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records

Joshua Wolfe Zeeve Bed Dedication, after 1917

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00018
Abstract 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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Health Care and Philanthropy / Box 35

Laying Cornerstone of the New York Ladies Auxiliary Building at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1908

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0010.00001
Abstract 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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Photographs / Box 215 / Buildings - Laying Cornerstone of New York Auxiliary

Letter from C.D. Spivak to I. Greenberg, 1908 January 16

 Item
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0150.00007
Abstract

Letter from C.D. Spivak to Ignatz Greenberg. Spivak instructs Greenberg to call Dr. Philip Hillkowitz’s office between the hours of 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM or 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM for an examination.

Dates: 1908 January 16
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Patient Records / Box 104 - Patient admit dates: March 1911-November 1911 / JCRS Patient #1960 and #669 Ignatz Greenberg

Letter from C.D. Spivak to P. Hillkowitz, 1910 July 21

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0149.00007
Abstract Letter from C.D. Spivak to P. Hillkowitz. Spivak asks Hillkowitz if he remembers the examination he made regarding Mrs. Leitman’s condition. Spivak tells Hillkowitz that Leitman called his office and told him that she is penniless and her husband has no money for her to travel back to New York. Leitman also stated that Dr. Robinson in New York examined her sputum and confirmed she was suffering from tuberculosis. Spivak tells Hillkowitz that Leitman comes from Masliansky’s office and is...
Dates: 1910 July 21
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Patient Records / Box 104 - Patient admit dates: March 1911-November 1911 / JCRS Patient #1499 and #1565 Mary Leitman

Letter from P. Hillkowitz to C.D. Spivak, 1910 July 21

 Item
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0149.00008
Abstract

Handwritten note from P. Hillkowitz to C.D. Spivak. Hillkowitz agrees with Spivak to admit Leitman for a brief period of time so that she can be properly examined.

Dates: 1910 July 21
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Patient Records / Box 104 - Patient admit dates: March 1911-November 1911 / JCRS Patient #1499 and #1565 Mary Leitman

Letter from P. Hillkowitz to F. Taussig, 1912 November 25

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0153.00021
Abstract

Letter from P. Hillkowitz, President of JCRS to F. Taussig. Hillkowitz copied a statement from H. Schwatt that explains Reeder’s condition and why it would be best for her to remain in Denver. Hillkowitz continues to quote from Schwatt that Reeder would not be able to work in Denver or Chicago as well.

Dates: 1912 November 25
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Patient Records / Box 104 - Patient admit dates: March 1911-November 1911 / JCRS Patient #1964 Fanny Reeder

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

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00044
Abstract

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B063, Beck Archives Photograph Collection / Health Care and Philanthropy / Box 35

Ninth Annual Report for the Year 1912, 1913

 Item
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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Publications / Sanatoriums/Annual Reports / Box 199 (Annual Reports, Sanatoriums) / Ninth Annual Report

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
Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B002, Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Records / Photographs / Box 215 / Buildings - Staff in Original JCRS Office

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