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 #4633 Samuel Derenfeld, 1918 December 10 - 1919 October 5
JCRS Patient #4633. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4634 Jacob Oppleman, 1918 December 18 - 1919 January 9
JCRS Patient #4634. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4635 Max Tarbis, 1918 December 10 - 1918 December 11
JCRS Patient #4635. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4636 Irving Bernstein, 1918 December 9 - 1919 January 2
JCRS Patient #4636. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4637 Irving Cantor, 1918 December 16 - 1919 January 13
JCRS Patient #4637. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4638 Louis Katz, 1918 December 16 - 1918 December 20
JCRS Patient #4638. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4640 Jacob Levine, 1918 November 7 - 1922 May 24
JCRS Patient #4640. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4643 Myer Datnowsky, 1918 December 18 - 1919 August 24
JCRS Patient #4643. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4644 Boris Ragent, 1918 December 19 - 1919 May 28
JCRS Patient #4644. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4646 Isaac Harrison, 1918 December 22 - 1919 July 9
JCRS Patient #4646. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.