Immigrants
Found in 129 Collections and/or Records:
Lang Family
Folder contains one typed page of family history written by Josephine Lang Tanzer.
Lehrman Family
Nathan Lehrman recovered from TB at National Jewish Hospital in Denver. His wife, Rose, traveled on a buckboard wagon to Lafayette, Louisville and other small towns to peddle sewing notions to the farmers. In 1910 the Lehrman family moved to Brighton, Colorado, and opened a general store, Lehrman Mercantile Co. Nathan and Rose had five children: Frances, Abe, Minnie, Sarah, and Cecelia.
Letter from B.S. Cable to C.D. Spivak, 1911 June 15
Letter from Benjamin S. Cable of the Department of Commerce and Labor to C.D. Spivak. Cable tells Spivak that an immigrant by the name of Rosche Schwartz arrived at the port of New York on the SS Pennsylvania. Cable tells Spivak that JCRS is advised to make arrangements to transfer Schwartz to JCRS so that they can examine her tuberculosis. Cable also says that monthly reports should be sent to him showing the progress of Schwartz’s health.
Letter from C.D. Spivak to J.L. Lane, 1911 August 8
Letter from C.D. Spivak to L. Kohn, 1911 June 19
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.
Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 July 31
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.
Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 August 8
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.
Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 August 16
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.
Letter from C.D. Spivak to S. Wolf, 1911 September 11
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.