Social work with immigrants

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of personal case files from 1921 to 1969.

Abstract Letter from C.D. Spivak to Joseph L. Lane. Spivak tells Lane that JCRS would be happy to accommodate Mrs. Schwartz as a patient. Spivak tells Lane that the wait list is long due to limited capacity so JCRS has made a rule to not accept any patient living outside of Denver. Spivak instructs Lane to send Schwartz to Denver sooner than later. Spivak also tells Lane that Mrs. Schwartz may need to wait several weeks before being admitted to JCRS so be sure to supply Schwartz with enough means to...

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Letter from C.D. Spivak to Leo Kohn. Spivak included some information that JCRS wired to Kohn regarding Rosche Schwartz’s possible deportation by the Immigration Commissioner in Seattle. Spivak tells Kohn that quick action for an examination is preferred to avoid complications with Schwartz being sent to Denver. Spivak asks Kohn to take her case.

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Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf. Spivak returned four documents that Wolf previously attached in another letter. Spivak also clarifies the confusion regarding Schwartz’s case. Spivak tells Wolf that Schwartz must be examined in Seattle first and the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives in Seattle was willing to take her case. Spivak also tells Wolf that he did not respond to his letter earlier because he needed to submit it to the JCRS Board of Trustees.

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Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf. Spivak tells Wolf that JCRS is going to admit Mrs. Schwartz into their sanatorium. Spivak instructs Wolf to send Schwartz to Denver so that she can file her application and wait her turn for admission. Spivak also informs Wolf to supply Schwartz with enough means to live in Denver for a few weeks.

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Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf. Spivak tells Wolf that he will write to the Associated Jewish Charities of Seattle and instruct them to send Schwartz to Denver. Spivak also tells Wolf that he will ask the association to give Schwartz money for lodging while she waits for admission. Spivak regrets to say that JCRS cannot admit Schwartz immediately because there is not a single vacancy for a few weeks.

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Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf. Spivak is happy to inform Wolf that Mrs. Schwartz travelled to Denver on Saturday, September 9th and was met by Mrs. Lorber of the Jewish Sheltering Home. Spivak also tells Wolf that Schwartz was admitted as an emergency case on Sunday afternoon. Spivak boasts that Schwartz’s admission is a record breaking transaction.

Abstract Letter from C.D. Spivak to the Jewish Charities Association of Seattle, Washington. Spivak tells them that he is in correspondence with Simon Wolf in Washington D.C. regarding Mrs. Schwartz’s case. Spivak tells the charity that if JCRS does not admit her to treat her for tuberculosis she will be deported. Spivak continues to say that JCRS has agreed to admit her once there is a vacancy; therefore, she must be sent to Denver immediately with money to pay for lodging while she waits for...

Abstract Letter from Mrs. E.H. Gross of the Ladies Montefiore Aid Society to C.D. Spivak. Gross tells Spivak that his letter addressed to the Jewish Charities Association has been turned over to Gross because the Ladies Aid Society has been attending to Schwartz’s case. Gross is happy to learn that JCRS is willing to accept her for tuberculosis treatment. Gross also confirms that Schwartz’s name is Rosie Schwartz and her son is already in the sanatorium in Denver. Gross also tells Spivak that she is...

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Letter from Mrs. E.H. Gross of the Ladies Montefiore Aid Society to C.D. Spivak. Gross tells Spivak that they have succeeded in finding shelter for Mrs. Schwartz until she is able to be admitted to the sanatorium in Denver. Gross tells Spivak that Mrs. Porter will send someone to meet Schwartz at the train and help ensure Schwartz is registered at JCRS. Gross informs Spivak that Schwartz leaves on Tuesday, September 5th at 4:00 PM.