Fewer Jews would survive an all-out atomic attack on the United States than members of other religious groups, according to a study by sociologists of the University of California Center for international population and urban research working under contract for the United States Office of Civilian Defense.
The hypothetical study was made for the government at Berkeley, Calif, where the university research center is located. Dr. David M. Heer, head of the research group, pointed out that it was assumed a major attack would kill more city dwellers than rural residents and hit the East and West coasts harder than the Midwest and South.
Since Jews are concentrated in big cities, they would be harder hit than other groups, according to the accepted hypothesis. A similar situation would affect Roman Catholics to some extent. The final report covering the hypothetical study will be submitted to the government June 1.
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