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 #2776 Max Kiersner, 1914 January 26 - 1914 February 1
JCRS Patient #2776. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2777 Gisella Szekely, 1914 January 27 - 1914 June 13
JCRS Patient #2777. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2778 Sam Minkin, 1914 January 27 - 1914 April 18
JCRS Patient #2778. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2779 Herman Freund, 1914 January 28 - 1914 April 13
JCRS Patient #2779. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2780 Ben Radoff, 1913 December 12 - 1915 February 24
JCRS Patient #2780. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2782 Israel Richman, 1914 April 16 - 1916 May 30
JCRS Patient #2782. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2784 Max Levine, 1916 June 30
JCRS Patient #2784. Patient correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills. There is no application in the file, only a bill of sale. File may not be a patient file.
JCRS Patient #2787 Louis Zeitlin, 1914 January 27 - 1915 September 25
JCRS Patient #2787. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2790 Max Brownstein, 1914 January 21 - 1915 January 14
JCRS Patient #2790. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.
JCRS Patient #2791 Maurice Frederick, 1914 January 29 - 1914 April 13
JCRS Patient #2791. Patient application, correspondence, handwritten letters, receipts, and bills.