New Odessa

New Odessa was the name of a utopian community established in Douglas County, Oregon, by Jewish adherents of the Am Olam agrarian movement who emigrated from the Tsarist Russia in 1882. At its peak in 1883, about 65 people, mostly young adult men, participated in the project.

Difficult living conditions, factionalism in personal relations, and a lack of female participation contributed to the community's decline, which culminated in an October 1887 bankruptcy and foreclosure of assets in February 1888.

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