... social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. (...) ... social circumstances acting in childhood do have a persisting effect on adult disease rates, in addition to influences acting in adulthood.

It's highly likely that what you're doing is indeed influenced by your Jewish background.

In Sweden for example people with PhDs have lower mortality than those with a masters degree. And people with a masters degree or a professional degree are not poor.

The lower you are in the hierarchy the worse your health, the higher you are, the better your health.

We have to put reduction of health inequalities at the centre of our public health strategy and that will require action on the social determinants of health.

I came from a warm Jewish family.

Health and health inequalities tell us a great deal about the good or bad effects of social policies.