Tuberculosis
Found in 5615 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. M. Chernyk with Visitors of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1940-1960
Dr. M. Chernyk, Medical Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), with two unidentified visitors. 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.
Dr. M. Chernyk with Weld County Health Association, between 1940-1960
Dr. M. Chernyk, Medical Director of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS), with the Weld County Health Association. 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.
Dr. Otto Einstein, 1933-1991
Contains article by Tanja Britton about Dr. Otto Einstein who escaped from Nazi Germany in 1939. He and his wife joined their eldest son Dr. Robert Einstein in Denver and then moved to Colorado Springs. He was a pediatrician in Germany, but became a tuberculosis specialist, first at National Jewish Hospital and then at Cragmor Sanitorium. At Cragmor, he treated Navajo women from Arizona who had contracted tuberculosis. Dr. Otto Einstein was a third cousin of Albert Einstein.
Dr. Spivak with Crowd at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1927
Dr. Charles D. Spivak with a large crowd of people at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Spivak is in the center of the photograph and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz is to his right, while Rabbi William Friedman is standing to the right in the rear. 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.
Draft Horses at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1940
A group of seven draft horses on the farm at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Two unidentified men are standing with the horses, holding on to lead ropes attached to their halters. 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 of Denver.
Draft of Chicago Conference 1936, 1936 September 8
Draft of speech to the Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, Illinois in 1936. Outlines services provided to the children at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver.
Draft of Chicago Conference 1936, 1936 September 11
Although the handwritten title at the top of the page says ''Prepared speech to be given by Mrs. Lorber 29th Anniversary Dinner'', it is a second copy of a draft of the speech to the Conference of Auxiliaries held in Chicago, Illinois in 1936. Outlines services provided to the children at the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver.
Early Board Members of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1924
Early Campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1912-1950
The early campus of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS) features the operating room, which later became an administration building, women's living quarters, laundry and tent buildings. 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.
Early Gate at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1917
Entrance gate 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 of Denver.