
doi: 10.2190/om.65.3.d
pmid: 23057246
This study examined the relationship between affiliation with one of three denominations within Judaism representing a conservative-liberal continuum of Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism. The criterion for affiliation was burial in a cemetery maintained by these denominations. Longevities of married congregants born 1850–1910 were compared, controlling for birth year. Orthodox Jews had the shortest life spans (77 years); Conservative and Reform Jews had very similar life spans (80.7 years). Differences in years of survival of husbands after death of a spouse did not differ significantly. Reform widows survived longest (16.5 years) after death of a spouse. Conservative and Reform widows did not differ significantly from one another.
Male, Religion and Psychology, Longevity, Judaism, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Middle Aged, United States, Jews, Humans, Cemeteries, Female, Marriage, Spouses, Aged
Male, Religion and Psychology, Longevity, Judaism, History, 19th Century, History, 20th Century, Middle Aged, United States, Jews, Humans, Cemeteries, Female, Marriage, Spouses, Aged
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