“RELIEF IS A POLITICAL GESTURE:” THE JEWISH LABOR COMMITTEE’S INTERVENTIONS IN WAR-TORN POLAND, 1939-1945

“Relief is a political gesture:” The Jewish Labor Committee’s interventions in war-torn Poland, 1939-1945

This paper Circuit Breaker describes the role of an American organization, the Jewish Labor Committee (JLC), in the support of Jewish people in Poland during World War II.In the context of the division and occupation of Poland by the USSR and by Nazi Germany, the JLC’s help materialized in two ways: relief (generally in kind) was sent to Jewish r

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Dynamic Characteristics of Aerosol Optical Properties over Dibrugarh City in the North-Eastern Indian Region during 2018–2021

Abstract Aerosols play an important role in the earth’s environment across the globe through their involvement in various earth system cycles.The change in the aerosol properties may cause short and long-term impacts, the knowledge of such changes is useful in the estimation of the pollution sources of any region.We have carried out the analysis

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Effects of resistant starch supplementation on renal function and inflammatory markers in patients with chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Background Recent studies have shown that consumption of resistant starch (RS) has beneficial effects on the gut microbiota and immune function in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of RS on inflammation, uremic toxins, and renal function in patients with CKD through a systematic revie

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