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:
JCRS Patient #2639 Max Schapiro, 1913 September 18 - 1914 February 24
JCRS Patient #2639. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2640 Abraham S. Feinberg, 1912 July 15 - 1914 March 31
JCRS Patient #2640. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2641 David Nathanson, 1913 September 18 - 1914 September 24
JCRS Patient #2641. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2642 Louis Burger, 1912 February 22 - 1914 June 8
JCRS Patient #2642. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2643 Fishel Satow, 1913 September 20 - 1913 October 10
JCRS Patient #2643. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2644 Davis Rogers, 1913 September 23 - 1914 June 2
JCRS Patient #2644. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2646 Mollie Rothstein, 1913 January 25 - 1913 September 28
JCRS Patient #2646. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2647 Joseph Lerman, 1913 September 26 - 1917 June 24
JCRS Patient #2647. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2648 Louis Bergman, 1913 September 29 - 1914 March 9
JCRS Patient #2648. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.
JCRS Patient #2649 Harry Wolf, 1913 September 24 - 1914 July 27
JCRS Patient #2649. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, bills.