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He gets it mostly right for the present and recent past but does not understand or acknowledge that the Arenda system in Poland and Eastern Europe (Poland was a much larger political region centuries ago) is what gave rise to the perception of Jews as despicable goblins.

The Arenda system was a leasing system which rewarded Jewish parasitism. The Polish, and other, ‘nobles’ who leased sale of liquor, tax collecting and other rights to Jews were every bit as much parasites as the Jews.

Jews flocked to Eastern Europe to cash in on the parasitic privileges they enjoyed under the Arenda System.

During those years, Jews experienced the largest population growth in world history, which is an indubitable indicator of wealth and an easy life.

At the same time, the peasantry they exploited were treated as slaves, because they were slaves.

The Khmelnytsky Uprising¹, also known as the Cossack–Polish War, Khmelnytsky insurrection, Cossack Revolution, or, in Ukraine, as the National Liberation War was a response to many years of savage exploitation under the Arenda System.

The Uprising was directed at the entire Polish-Lithuanian ‘nobility’, Poles in general, Roman Catholics and Jews.

All of them were rightly perceived as parasitic oppressors. All of them were hated. And Jews who interfaced most closely with their peasant-slaves were perceived as greedy goblins. ABN

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This rabbi does history better, but likewise leaves out the Arenda System, which taught Jews how to control and exploit large numbers of slaves, entire populations, a skill they are still practicing today to the detriment of all others. ABN

1. Khmelnytsky Uprising
   The Khmelnytsky Uprising was a major rebellion that took place between 1648 and 1657 in the eastern territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, led by Cossack Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky. It began as a revolt by the Zaporozhian Cossacks but quickly evolved into a broader war of liberation involving the local Ukrainian peasantry and initially allied with the Crimean Tatars. The uprising was fueled by social discontent, religious tensions, and resentment toward Polish Catholic nobility (szlachta), particularly due to the imposition of Catholicism, Polonization, and the use of Jewish leaseholders (arendators) to manage estates.
   The rebellion resulted in significant violence and mass atrocities, especially against Polish and Jewish communities, with estimates of hundreds of thousands of casualties during the uprising and subsequent conflicts. The Cossacks targeted Roman Catholic and Ruthenian Uniate clergy, as well as Jewish populations, who were seen as representatives of the oppressive Polish administration. The event is known in Jewish history as one of the worst national catastrophes since the destruction of Solomon’s Temple.
   The uprising led to the creation of the Cossack Hetmanate, a new political entity in Ukraine, and marked the end of Polish Catholic noble control over Ukrainian Orthodox populations In 1654, the Pereiaslav Agreement was signed, leading to the incorporation of eastern Ukraine into the Tsardom of Russia, a development that had lasting implications for Ukraine’s relationship with both Poland and Russia. The conflict also contributed to the decline of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, a period known in Polish history as “The Deluge”.
   The uprising is considered a pivotal moment in Ukrainian history, symbolizing a national liberation struggle and influencing modern Ukrainian identity, though it remains a complex and contested event due to its violent legacy ↩︎