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All content by Suzanne Pollak, Washington Jewish Week/JTA
A family photograph of Elsie Roths father, Sgt. William Shemin, who risked his life on the battlefield to save soldiers in his unit in August 1918.

Jewish World War I hero posthumously awarded Medal of Honor

Suzanne Pollak, Washington Jewish Week/JTA
Published June 3, 2015
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