ine ". ▁Israel ▁Z ang will ' s ▁Jewish ▁Territ orial ist ▁Organ ization ▁aim ed ▁for ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁anywhere , ▁having ▁been ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁U g anda ▁Sch eme , ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁Congress ' s ▁deleg ates . ▁Following ▁the ▁vote , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁proposed ▁by ▁Max ▁Nord au , ▁Z ang will ▁charged ▁Nord au ▁that ▁he ▁“ will ▁be ▁charged ▁before ▁the ▁bar ▁of ▁history ,” ▁and ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁bl amed ▁the ▁Russian ▁voting ▁b loc ▁of ▁Men ach em ▁U ss ish kin ▁for ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁subsequent ▁departure ▁of ▁the ▁J TO ▁from ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁Organ ization ▁had ▁little ▁impact . ▁The ▁Z ion ist ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ▁Party ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁organization ▁that ▁fav ored ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁territorial ▁aut onomy ▁outside ▁of ▁Palest ine . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁Z ion ism , ▁Soviet ▁authorities ▁established ▁a ▁Jewish ▁Aut onom ous ▁O blast ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁which ▁remains ▁ext ant ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁autonom ous ▁ob last ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁B alf our ▁Dec laration ▁and ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Mand ate ▁ ▁Lob by ing ▁by ▁Russian ▁Jewish ▁imm igr ant ▁Cha im ▁We iz mann ▁together ▁with ▁fear ▁that ▁American ▁Jews ▁would ▁encou rage ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁support ▁Germany ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁commun ist ▁Russia , ▁cul min ated ▁in