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          There are a number of villages in "Russia" with the name of
          Blumenfeld.  Most of these were established in the 18th and
          19th centuries by "German" colonist invited by Catherine the
          Great to settle in what was known as "New Russia" or the
          Ukraine.  A book by Richard Sallet about Russian-German
          immigrants to the United States has one of the most complete
          lists of all of these villages, with some cross-referenced
          with their "Russian" names.
 
          This is my first attempt to reply, any receiving this
          message in error, please forgive me.