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:
JCRS Patient #4573 Charles Wiener, 1918 September 30 - 1919 April 8
JCRS Patient #4573. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4574 Jacob Rubenstein, 1918 October 1 - 1918 December 16
JCRS Patient #4574. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4579 Harry H. Horwitz, 1918 October 3 - 1919 November 2
JCRS Patient #4579. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4581 Henry Z. Hepner, 1918 October 4 - 1918 October 30
JCRS Patient #4581. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4582 Ilya Shanderowitz, 1918 October 4 - 1918 October 9
JCRS Patient #4582. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4583 Alex Fox, 1918 October 20 - 1918 October 30
JCRS Patient #4583. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4584 Harry Schneider, 1918 August 28 - 1919 April 8
JCRS Patient #4584. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4585 Aaron A. Pearlstein, 1918 September 4 - 1919 October 17
JCRS Patient #4585. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4586 Samuel Ginsberg, 1918 September 10 - 1919 May 19
JCRS Patient #4586. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4589 Benjamin Grower, 1918 September 27 - 1919 October 30
JCRS Patient #4589. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.