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 4104 Collections and/or Records:
Russian letter from A. Raisin
Handwritten Russian letter from Alexander Raisin.
Russian letter from A. Raisin to Dr. C. D. Spivak, 1922 August 25
Handwritten Russian letter from Alexander Raisin to Dr. C. D. Spivak, on Aug. 25, 1922.
Second Annual Report, The Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, Denver, Colorado, 1906
Second page of a letter from JCRS
Second page of a typed letter from JCRS, no date. The letter notes that applications are not accepted from outside Denver, but that if the patient could benefit to send him along with money sufficient for his maintenance until he can be admitted. The letter is unsigned, but "Secretary" is typed at the bottom.
Seventh Annual Report, 1911
Sixth Annual Report of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society, 1910
Spivak and Bronfin, 1920
This series contains a photo album, photographs, bulletin pages, drawings, lithographs, and contact sheets of the campus and buildings, patients and family, staff and volunteers, auxiliaries and conventions, and activities connected with the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society and the AMC Cancer Research Center.
Spivak Confidential Report, 1920 April 13
The folder contains a copy of Confidential Report from Dr. Spivak. The report was created by Dr. C.D. Spivak who was a commissioner on the Commission Health and Sanitation of the Joint Distribution Committee. He investigated the health and sanitation of the Jews in Warsaw, Wilno, Minsk, Bobrujsk and other parts of Poland and occupied Ukraine.