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Jews live the longest - thanks to chicken soup and brandy

Jewish centenarians share the secret to a long a life after the census revealed that the proportion of 100-year-olds in the Jewish community is nearly three times higher than in the overall population

February 2, 2023 11:16
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The proportion of 100-year-olds in the Jewish community is nearly three times higher than in the overall population — and the secret is brandy and chicken soup, according to Jewish centenarians.

Newly released figures from the 2021 Census reveal that the 135 Jewish women and 45 men who are aged 100 or above represent just under 0.07 per cent of Anglo-Jewry, while the figure for the national population is just over 0.02 per cent.

Although there is no scientific evidence explaining Jewish longevity, Joyce Hyman, who recently celebrated her 101st birthday, thinks a daily tipple of brandy is the explanation for her long life.

“I sit down when I come home from wherever I’ve been and have a small drop with ginger ale or lemonade,” said Mrs Hyman, a resident The Fed’s Heathlands Village, in Manchester.

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