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Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (U.S.)

 Organization

Found in 5978 Collections and/or Records:

Beck Archives' Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Collection

 Collection
Identifier: B307
Abstract

Dr. Jeanne Abrams of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society of the Center for Judaic Studies collected materials of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society separate from the JCRS Records. Collection contains a draft of "The Origins of Denver's JCRS" by Dr. Charles Spivak, newspaper articles, issues of patients' magazine Hatikvah, contribution forms, "Thirty Years of Saving Lives" history of JCRS sanitorium, JCRS programs and pamphlets and, books related JCRS from 1900 through 1982.

Dates: 1900-1982

Bed Dedication Ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1928

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0036.00038
Abstract A bed dedication ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Dr. Charles Spivak is pictured in the center, to the left of the man holding a plaque and Dr. Philip Hillkowitz is to the right of the man holding the plaque. The dedication appears to be conducted on a stage. A large American flag is hung up behind the group of people surrounding the bed. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish workingmen along...
Dates: between 1904-1928

Bed Endowment Plaques of the JCRS

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0178.00001
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: 1904-1979

Bed Endowment Plaques of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00052
Abstract

Bed endowment plaques of 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Bed Endowment Plaques of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1920-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00054
Abstract

Bed endowment plaques of 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Bed endowments of the JCRS , undated

 Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0178.00002
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.

Dates: undated

Bedside Instruction at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, circa 1942

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0035.00071
Abstract

Bedside instruction in English and citizenship 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. The sanatorium was located on West Colfax Avenue just outside of Denver.

Dates: circa 1942

Ben Englander Standing on a Sidewalk, between 1920-1960

 Item
Identifier: B063.03.0019.00041
Abstract

Ben Englander standing on a sidewalk. Englander was the State Representative of Colorado and a Board Member of 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 Denver.

Dates: between 1920-1960

Ben Glass with H. Leivick, Yiddish Poet, 1933

 Item
Identifier: B063.05.0005.00005
Abstract Portrait of Ben Glass (at left) and H. Leivick (the pen name of Leyṿiḳ Halpern or Leivick Halper), Yiddish poet. Both men were patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society (JCRS). Ben Glass was a printer at the JCRS bindery from 1928 to 1978 when it closed. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West...
Dates: 1933

Benjamin Fleischman's Application for Admittance to JCRS, 1911 August 9

 Item
Identifier: B002.01.0104.0132.00001
Abstract

Benjamin Fleischman's Application for Admittance to JCRS. Includes information such as age (25), place of birth (Russia), and occupation (butcher). He was single and his nearest relatives were his mother in N. J., and his father in Denver. On the backside it reads he was admitted on October 3, 1911, and died on October 24, 1911.

Dates: 1911 August 9