Spivak, C. D. (Charles D.), 1861-1927
Biography
A Jewish Immigrant from Tsarist Russia, Spivak pursued medicine out of a desire to be of service to humanity. In 1896, when his wife Jennie showed signs of incipient tuberculosis, Spivak moved their young family to Denver to take advantage of Colorado’s reputation as the World’s Sanatorium. Spivak's concern for the indignant consumptives he saw flooding into the state led to his founding the Jewish Consumptives’ Relief Society (JCRS), a sanatorium dedicated to the care of all, even those in the advanced stages of TB. Spivak also ensured that the primarily Eastern European Jewish patients were cared for in an environment that respected their culture- unlike many such institutions, the JCRS featured a kosher kitchen and observed the Jewish Sabbath and holidays. Dr. Spivak was also an associate professor of medicine at the University of Denver from 1896-1901.
Citation:
Leḳsiḳon fun der nayer Yidisher liṭeraṭur, 1965 (Spiṿaḳ, Ḥayim; d. 10-16-1927; b. as Ḥayim-Ḥayḳl Spiṿaḳoṿsḳi; d. in Denver, Colorado) Yehoash. Idish ṿerṭerbukh, 1926: t.p. (Dr. Ḥayim Spiṿaḳ) t.p. verso (Dr. C. D. Spivak [in rom.]) Who's who in American Jewry, 1926 (Spivak, Charles; physician, author; b. 12-25-1861, Krementschug, Russia).Found in 4252 Collections and/or Records:
Audio-Visual Descriptions, 1998, 2007
Notes on AMC tapes, what footage is at what time, etc. Tape transcript of interview with Dan Spivak.
Beck Archives' Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Collection
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.
Bed Dedication Ceremony at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, between 1904-1928
Bill for Funeral Expenses, 1912 July 23
Handwritten bill for funeral expenses of Harry Blumenthal, block 4, #274. Expenses are listed as follows: hears $6, undertaker $5, grave $10, digging $3, coffin $1.50, bal misaskim $3, tachrichem $300, totaling $31.50.
Blank Application for Admittance to JCRS
Blank application for admission to JCRS. Jacob Goldstein's name is printed on the back of the application.
Box 1, 1907-2007
The first Hebrew-Yiddish Dictionary in the United States was compiled by Dr. C. C. Spivak and Sol. Bloomgarden (Yehoash) in 1911.
Box 1, 1919-1920
Copies of several letters written between February 1919 and September 1920 by Dr. Spivak and his family in Denver while he was away.
Box 1, 1992
box contains one [1] file folder from the publications series, which holds a Book Peddler article authored by Jeanne Abrams entitled "The Magic Mountain of the West".
Box 4
Copies of some of the Liberty newspapers that were published in Boston and New York.
Box 359, 1930-2001
Five copies of JCRS film "City of Hope" transferred to video cassette tape and one copy of the film on reel; misc. video casettes labeled "JCRS 1930's", "Legacy of Hope" and "The Valley of the Shadow Late 1940s".