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Interesting insights Stephen, This world certainly abounds with all types of people.

Some not so highly evolved, some who think they are highly evolved and we should

bow down to them and many in between. Years ago I did some family research on my

Polish Great Grandparents who migrated to New Zealand 1875.

Jews were invited into Poland with the assurance they could safely practice their faith.

They didn’t have surnames and were known as ‘son-of…’ It wasn’t long before they were

told to take on surnames, mainly for taxation reasons. Most were Ashkenazi Jewish and

emphasised education within their shtetls. They didn’t mix with the Poles.

One of the reasons for their invitation was because they were comparatively well educated

emphasising education within their communities. Work was easily found as rent collectors.

Hence the perception of wealth.

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