TY - JOUR AB - It is claimed that of all classes of New York City's population, the Jews are the longest lived. Considering the manner in which the majority of the Jewish population of our great cities live, this is a remarkable showing, if true. The poorer Jews, as a rule, are rigid followers of the Mosaic law, and this would indicate to some extent the excellence of the sanitary provisions of that ancient code. Insurance men, however, it is alleged, while recognizing the temperance of the Jews as a factor, are inclined to think that this longevity is a result of natural selection, the weaker elements of the Jewish race having been gradually eliminated during centuries of persecution. There is still another possible factor to be considered. For centuries the Jews have become acclimatized, so to speak, to city life, and therefore may represent the class most resistant to such environment. There are TI - LONGEVITY OF JEWS. JF - JAMA DO - 10.1001/jama.1905.02500300054010 DA - 1905-01-21 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/longevity-of-jews-0eKFXrtvfX SP - 222 EP - 223 VL - XLIV IS - 3 DP - DeepDyve ER -