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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 July 31

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00007
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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.

Dates: 1911 July 31

Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 August 8

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00011
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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.

Dates: 1911 August 8

Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 August 16

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00014
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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.

Dates: 1911 August 16

Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 September 11

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00020
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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.

Dates: 1911 September 11

Letter from C.D. Spivak to the Jewish Charities Association, 1911 August 16

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00015
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...
Dates: 1911 August 16

Letter from J. Ceefe to S. Wolf, 1911 June 15

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00003
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Letter from J. Ceefe to Simon Wolf from the Department of Commerce and Labor. Ceefe explains that Rosche Schwartz is a public charge on the Anti-Tuberculosis League in Seattle and the Commissioner of Immigration in Seattle has been communicating with the Inspector in Charge in Denver regarding the transfer of Schwartz to JCRS. The travel expenses will have to be paid by the Jewish Association at Seattle, or Schwartz’s son in Denver.

Dates: 1911 June 15

Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak, 1911 July 12

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00006
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Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak. Wolf tells Spivak that the Department of Commerce and Labor is anxious to have Schwartz treated in Denver. Wolf continues to say that the department is not compelled to deport Schwartz, although she has become a public charge since she arrived to the United State with tuberculosis. Wolf asks Spivak if he can find a way to take care of Schwartz.

Dates: 1911 July 12

Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak, 1911 August 5

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00009
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Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak. Wolf tells Spivak that JCRS will be doing a great act of humanity by accepting Schwartz to JCRS so that she is not deported. Wolf asks Spivak to write to him immediately about Schwartz’s acceptance so that she can file a letter with the Bureau of Immigration and then travel to Denver.

Dates: 1911 August 5

Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak, 1911 August 12

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00013
Abstract Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak. Wolf asks Spivak why he cannot admit Schwartz immediately. Wolf tells Spivak that Schwartz has been a public charge for two months and is at risk of deportation. Wolf continues to say that the department has only allowed her to say because she is old and her children live in the United States. Wolf also tells Spivak that all expenses for Schwartz’s travel will have to come from the Jewish Association in Seattle, or by the woman’s son. Wolf asks Spivak to...
Dates: 1911 August 12

Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak, 1911 September 5

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Identifier: B002.01.0104.0146.00018
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Letter from S. Wolf to C.D. Spivak. Wolf tells Spivak that he has not heard any news about Schwartz leaving for Denver. Wolf also asks Spivak to comply with his request about admitting her as soon as possible.

Dates: 1911 September 5