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 #4669 Benjamin Weiner, 1918 December 31 - 1919 February 7
JCRS Patient #4669. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4670 Gussie Lader, 1918 December 26 - 1919 March 23
JCRS Patient #4670. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4671 Harry Raphael, 1919 January 7 - 1919 July 21
JCRS Patient #4671. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4672 Hyman Cohen, 1919 January 6 - 1919 April 24
JCRS Patient #4672. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4674 Joseph Koretsky, 1919 January 15 - 1920 August 17
JCRS Patient #4674. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4676 Mary Cohen, 1919 January 15 - 1919 October 10
JCRS Patient #4676. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4678 Fred Greenberg, 1919 January 13 - 1920 January 29
JCRS Patient #4678. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4679 Nathan Weinstein, 1919 January 14 - 1920 September 5
JCRS Patient #4679. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4683 Robert Worist, 1919 January 20 - 1920 February 17
JCRS Patient #4683. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #4685 Morris Root, 1919 January 27 - 1920 March 15
JCRS Patient #4685. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.