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2 days ago · Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged with conspiracy to commit espionage for allegedly passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, becoming the first American civilians executed for espionage in 1951 amid Cold War tensions. Their trial, marked by controversial testimony and significant public outcry, continues to spark debates about the ...
Aug 23, 2024 · Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were the first American civilians to be executed for conspiracy to commit espionage and the first to suffer that penalty during peacetime. Ethel Greenglass worked as a clerk for some years after her graduation from high school in 1931.
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Aug 14, 2024 · "The sons of the convicted spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg share their recollections of their parents' trial and execution and of their own childhood and young adulthood. Included is a brief chronology of the important events that occurred in the course of the Rosenberg case from 1950 to 1957.
Aug 14, 2024 · As the Rosenberg Archive makes clear, the Rosenberg case is probably the most well-documented major espionage case of the 20th century. Click to launch timeline.
Aug 12, 2024 · [McCaffery]: Do you recall where you were on the night of June 19th, 1953—which is to say, the night the Rosenbergs were executed? What sort of an impact had the trial had on you at that point?
Aug 27, 2024 · Ethel Rosenberg’s Jewish identity was forged not by any ties to traditional Judaism but by her political radicalism. Indeed, when she and her husband, Julius, were charged with espionage, attempts were made by their fellow "leftists" to link their prosecution with antisemitism.
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Aug 19, 2024 · Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were a married couple convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage in 1951. They were accused of heading a spy ring that passed top-secret information concerning the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. They were both put to death in the electric chair on June 19, 1953.