les ▁Party ▁politician <0x0A> </s> ▁Ar ar at , ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁of ▁refuge ▁for ▁the ▁Jewish ▁nation , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁by ▁New ▁York ▁politician ▁and ▁play w right ▁Mor de ca i ▁Manuel ▁No ah , ▁who ▁purchased ▁most ▁of ▁Grand ▁Island , ▁a ▁ ▁island ▁near ▁Buff alo , ▁New ▁York . ▁It ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁" J ew ish ▁city ." ▁ ▁No ah ▁led ▁a ▁cer emon ious ▁process ion ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁laid ▁a ▁mark stone ▁with ▁the ▁say ings ▁in ▁Heb rew ▁and ▁English : ▁" H ear , ▁O ▁Israel , ▁the ▁Lord ▁our ▁God ▁is ▁one ▁Lord ; ▁Ar ar at , ▁A ▁City ▁of ▁Ref uge ▁for ▁the ▁Jews , ▁F ounded ▁by ▁Mor de ca i ▁Manuel ▁No ah , ▁in ▁the ▁Month ▁T ish rei , ▁September ▁ 1 8 2 5 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁year ▁of ▁American ▁Independ ence ." ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁did ▁not ▁attract ▁many ▁follow ers ▁and ▁Mor de ca i ▁No ah ▁started ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁of ▁Israel , ▁then ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁short ▁story ▁" No ah ' s ▁Ark ", ▁British ▁author ▁Israel ▁Z ang will ▁ret ells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Ar ar at . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Z ion ism ▁Palest ine ▁ ▁Pro pos als ▁for ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External