Early in 1890 its establishment was approved by the Russian government as "The Society for the Support of Jewish Farmers and Artisans in Syria and Eretz Israel," which came to be known as The Odessa Committee.
Začiatkom roku 1890 založenie tejto vetvy schválila ruská vláda ako „Spoločnosť na podporu židovských farmárov a remeselníkov v Sýrii a Erec Jisrael,“ ktorá bola ale skôr známa pod názvom Odeská komisia.