▁Kom zet ▁was ▁to ▁help ▁imp over ished ▁and ▁per sec uted ▁Jewish ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Pale ▁of ▁S ett lement ▁to ▁adopt ▁agricult ural ▁labor . ▁Other ▁goals ▁were ▁getting ▁financial ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Jewish ▁di as por a ▁and ▁providing ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Jews ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁Z ion ism . ▁ ▁Function ▁ ▁The ▁Kom zet ▁was ▁a ▁government ▁committee ▁whose ▁function ▁was ▁to ▁contribute ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁land ▁for ▁new ▁kol k ho zes . ▁A ▁complement ary ▁public ▁society , ▁the ▁O Z ET ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁moving ▁sett lers ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location , ▁house building , ▁ir rig ation , ▁training , ▁providing ▁them ▁with ▁cattle ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁tools , ▁education , ▁medical ▁and ▁cultural ▁services . ▁The ▁funds ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁provided ▁by ▁private ▁don ations , ▁char ities ▁and ▁lot ter ies . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Kom zet ▁was ▁head ed ▁by ▁P . ▁G . ▁Sm id ov ich . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 – 1 9 2 6 , ▁the ▁Kom zet ▁helped ▁to ▁create ▁several ▁Jewish ▁kol k ho zes ▁in ▁various ▁regions , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁Crime a , ▁Ukraine ▁and ▁St av ropol ▁region . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Bir sko - B id zh ans ky ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁Russian ▁Far ▁East ▁was ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁territory ▁suitable ▁for ▁compact ▁living ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet