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 #4650 Max Zelvansky, 1918 December 26 - 1919 November 12
JCRS Patient #4650. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4651 Jack Winkler, 1918 December 26 -1919 March 24
JCRS Patient #4651. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4653 Louis Frank, 1918 December 27 - 1919 May 26
JCRS Patient #4653. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4657 Max Davidov, 1918 December 30 - 1919 October 19
JCRS Patient #4657. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4659 Joe Mierowitz, 1919 January 2 - 1919 October 1
JCRS Patient #4659. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4661 William Gordon, 1919 January 3 - 1919 April 30
JCRS Patient #4661. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4663 Louis Zuflacht, 1919 January 3 - 1919 March 29
JCRS Patient #4600. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4666 Ike Geldin, 1919 January 9 - 1919 July 11
JCRS Patient #4666. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4667 Charles O. Vandivier, 1918 December 17 - 1919 January 24
JCRS Patient #4667. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4668 Sophie Lieberman, 1918 December 24 - 1922 May 18
JCRS Patient #4668. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.