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The Pros of Cheesecake
By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN
Shavuos is a yom tov we all look forward to with one delicious highlight: cheesecake! Everyone is ready to pack in the cheesecake along with other dairy delicacies. The down side of all the delicious dairy food is the unwanted calories that come along with it. In order to make your yom tov enjoyable, and not feel guilty about all the excess calories, let’s focus on some of the many benefits of dairy.
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Dairy foods are rich in protein, calcium, magnesium, folate, vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, and vitamins A, D, and E. Milk, cheeses, and yogurts are a great source of protein which help many Americans meet their daily protein needs. One cup of milk contains approximately 8-10g of protein. A half of a cup cottage cheese has approximately 13g of protein. One-and-a-half ounces of cheese such as cheddar contains 9-11g of protein. The Institute of Medicine recommends that 10-35% of total daily calories should come from protein – about 50-175 grams per day if you normally eat about 2,000 calories each day.
Protein is needed for all of our muscles, hair, skin, and nails. Protein is also used to make enzymes, hormones, and other chemicals. Basically, protein is essential in every cell in our body! A great way to meet the daily recommendations for protein is from dairy products.
Another main nutrient found in dairy products is the mineral calcium. Dairy products are the main source of calcium in American’s diets. Calcium is the most abundant mineral, and one of the most important ones in the human body. Calcium has many various functions that have vast benefits. Calcium is well-known for its key role in building bones and teeth as well as maintaining bone mass. Adequate calcium intake is vital in adolescents to build strong bone mass and help prevent osteoporosis later in life. If there is not enough calcium intake to maintain sufficient amounts of calcium in the blood, the parathyroid glands will be activated to secrete more parathyroid hormone (PTH). PTH will then pull calcium out of the bones to supply more calcium to the blood stream. seins and whey – have similar effects to blood pressure-lowering medications. Additional benefits of calcium include reducing PMS symptoms and aiding in weight loss. Research has
This causes a loss of bone substance, which eventually can lead to osteoporosis. Calcium is also essential for cardiac function by regulating heart and muscle contraction and nerve conduction.
Another benefit of calcium is its role in controlling high levels of magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium in the blood. Doctors use calcium supplementation to help control these levels. There’s also good evidence that calcium can help prevent or control high blood pressure. The proteins that are found in low-fat dairy – ca
Protein is essential in every cell in our body
also shown that calcium plays a role in preventing certain cancers. For example, calcium with vitamin D may help protect against breast cancer in premenopausal women.
In order for calcium to be able to
perform its many jobs, it requires the assistance of vitamin D. Vitamin D is needed for calcium to be absorbed from the digestive tract. Thus, Vitamin D helps maintain normal blood calcium levels. Dairy products are a great source of vitamin D. One cup of milk has 25% of the daily value of vitamin D. Many Americans are lacking adequate amounts of vitamin D and therefore many brands of milk are fortified with vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential in promoting healthy bones by aiding in calcium absorption. Vitamin D is also involved in immune health and controlling blood pressure.
Dairy products are also a rich source of folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. Deficiency of vitamin B12 has been associated with negative neurologic outcomes, such as dementia and cognitive impairment. Folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12 play important roles in the homocysteine cycle. Without adequate amounts of these nutrients, the homocysteine cycle is impaired, and homocysteine builds up in the bloodstream. High levels of homocysteine cause an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, which is also associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
Dairy products are a rich source of many vital nutrients which have essential functions in our body. Due to the high nutrient concentration, high intake of low-fat dairy products is associated with strong bone health, a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, and with lower blood pressure in adults. So, when taking a bite of the rich cheesecake over Shavuos, be positive, and focus on the many benefits of the dairy products it contains instead of feeling guilty about those calories!
Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist. She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She is currently a private nutrition consultant and conducts nutrition workshops in assisted livings, senior centers, and nursing homes. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@gmail.com or 917- 623-6237. Follow us on instagram @EatBetterandFeelBetter.
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Capturing Eichmann 60 Years Later
By Avi Heiligman
In the months prior and following the Allied sweep of Europe in
World War II, the world became a small place for Nazi criminals. Many were captured and were brought to trial. Thousands, however, escaped Europe and found haven in South America. Argentina, in particular, was known to help Nazi criminals escape through routes known as “rat lines.” Nazi hunters spent the next several decades searching for these criminals with varying amounts of success. Is raeli Mossad agents were also in on the hunt, and in 1957 they got a tip that the architect of the Final Solution was liv ing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Their target was Adolf Eichmann, a sadist who had been with the Nazi Party and the SS since 1932. He was assigned to deal with the “Jewish problem” and came up with the idea of deporting Jews to ghettos. During the war, Eichmann and his cohorts were responsible for sending millions of Jews to extermination camps where they were gassed. After Germany in vaded Hungary in 1944, Eichmann took the lead on the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Jews – the monster took pride in his success in dealing with the “Jewish problem.”
Needless to say, the Allies tried capturing Eichmann after the war, and his name came up during the Nurem berg Trials. A manhunt for Eichmann ensued, and he was actually captured by American troops at the end of the war. However, he had falsified papers and was released before security forc es knew that they had let go a very dangerous criminal. Eichmann then moved around Germany to avoid de tection and in 1950 had obtained a passport from the International Committee of the Red Cross. He reached Argentina under the name Ricardo Klement and held several jobs before landing a leadership position at a Mer cedes-Benz factory.
Other Nazis knew where Eichmann was located as he had been interviewed in 1956 by a Dutch collaborator. De spite the fact that the public thought he had disappeared for good, Nazi hunters were hot on his trail. Chief among
father had caused in the Holocaust. The father of the girl was a half-Jew ish German immigrant to Argentina and quickly alerted Bauer. The girl went on a fact-finding mission and met face-to-face with Eichmann. Soon, all of this information was sent to Mossad
them was concentration camp survivor Simon Wiesenthal. He closely mon itored all of Eichmann’s family and found a letter written by Eichmann himself in 1953. This information was passed on to the Israeli consulate but it was prosecutor-general in West Ger many Fritz Bauer who was given more specifics on Eichmann’s location. A father heard from a boy that his daughter was dating about the destruction his director Isser Harel via Bauer who had contacted the Israeli Foreign Minister Walter Eytan.
Israeli agents had been sent to Ar gentina to gather intelligence on Eichmann but at first were unsuccessful. Then, in 1960, the chief investigator of Shin Bet, Zvi Ahroni, spent sever al weeks in Buenos Aires before confirming that it was indeed Eichmann in Argentina. It took time to positively identify him, but they knew it was him when he brought home flowers for his anniversary.
Prime Minister David Ben Gurion did not want to alert the Argentineans that they knew where Eichmann was and did not put in an extradition re quest since Argentina usually turned them down. Instead, it was decided that a team would enter the country, capture Eichmann, and get him to Israel to stand trial. There were 30 members of the Mossad and other Is raeli agencies sent to Argentina, with Isser Harel personally leading them to oversee the operation. The team that was to capture Eichmann was com prised of eight men mainly from the Shin Bet and under the command of Rafi Eitan.
On the night of May 11, 1960, Ricardo Klement was coming off the #203 bus and walking to his home on Garibaldi Street in the San Fernando suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was running late, and his wife and kids were waiting for him. Suddenly, as he walked, a burly man – Peter Zvi Malkin – approached him and said, “Un momentito, señor.” Klement then appeared to be about to grab for a gun and the three men wrestled him to the ground. They picked him up – one by his legs, another holding his body and the third cradling his head – and carried him to a waiting car. He was squealing the whole time, and in the car another agent sat on him to prevent him from escaping. Eichmann was told that if he moved he would get a bullet in his head. He then said in German under his breath, “I am resigned to my fate.” His kidnappers knew at that point that they had their man.
After the successful capture, Eich mann was taken to a safe house and was held there for nine days. On May 20, he was sedated, and the team
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An identification card issued to Eichmann under his new name, Ricardo Klement
Eichmann’s hidden home in Argentina
dressed him as an airline attendant. He was flown on an El Al flight to Israel while stopping in Senegal to refuel. The process to get him to the plane was hazardous as his family was frantical ly searching for him but the operation did not arouse suspicion at the airport. Finally, the plane arrived in Israel on May 22, and Ben Gurion jubilantly an nounced his capture while addressing the Knesset.
Argentina was chagrined when they heard of the capture because they considered the operation a violation of their sovereignty. Eventually both countries released a joint statement that said that Israel was wrong to enter the country but that no repercussions would come from the incident.
For almost a year, Eichmann was interrogated, and evidence was gathered for the upcoming trial. The trial itself was an emotional time for many that had survived the Holo caust. Eichmann appeared in court in a bulletproof box and used the defense that he was “just following orders” (a claim that was used to no avail by many Nazi criminals during the Nuremberg Trials).
On December 12, 1951 the court read its verdict. Eichmann was found guilty of 15 counts of crimes against humanity, war crimes, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership in a criminal organization. After the ap peal failed to overturn the verdict, he was hanged on June 1, 1962.
Eichmann was the only civilian executed by Israel since their indepen dence in 1948. The capture of the notorious war criminal could have gone wrong badly since it was fraught with dangers at every turn. The operators of the Mossad and Shin Bet conducted the mission so flawlessly that today, 60 years later, the operation is still stud ied worldwide by spy agencies.
Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for future columns and can be reached at aviheiligman@gmail.com.
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