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Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 � June 19, 1953) and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg (September 28, 1915 � June 19, 1953) were American communists who were executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage. The charges related to passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. This was the first execution of civilians for espionage in United States history.

Since the execution, decoded Soviet cables, codenamed VENONA, have supported courtroom testimony that Julius acted as a courier and recruiter for the Soviets, but doubts remain about the level of Ethel's involvement. The decision to execute the Rosenbergs was, and still is, controversial. The New York Times, in an editorial on the 50th anniversary of the execution (June 19, 2003) wrote, "The Rosenbergs case still haunts American history, reminding us of the injustice that can be done when a nation gets caught up in hysteria." The other atomic spies that were caught by the FBI offered confessions and were not executed. Ethel's brother, David Greenglass, who supplied documents to Julius from Los Alamos, served 10 years of his 15 year sentence. Harry Gold, who identified Greenglass, served 15 years in Federal prison as the courier for Greenglass and the British scientist, Klaus Fuchs. Morton Sobell, who was tried with the Rosenbergs, served 17 years and 9 months. In 2008, Sobell admitted he was a spy and confirmed Julius Rosenberg was "in a conspiracy that delivered to the Soviets classified military and industrial information and what the American government described as the secret to the atomic bomb." In a letter to The New York Times soon after the Roberts article appeared, Sobell denied that he knew anything about Julius Rosenberg's alleged atomic espionage.

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VIEWPOINTS: Death penalty diminishes humanity for all citizens - The Birmingham News - al.com (blog) The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)--As the son and granddaughter of -Ethel- and -Julius Rosenberg-, executed by the US government after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage at the ... - Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:38:14 GMT+00:00
The Rosenbergs Revisited - New York Times New York Times--Instead, -Julius and Ethel Rosenberg- were “punished for a crime that never occurred,” while the United States government was guilty of a frame-up perpetrated ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:38:10 GMT+00:00
Rosenberg Fund marks 20 years helping children of militant activists - GazetteNET GazetteNET---Julius and Ethel Rosenberg- were convicted during the height of the McCarthy era for passing secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviets - allegations that are ... - Date : Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:24:07 GMT+00:00
Guest column: Fixing the facts - Diamondback Online Diamondback Online--This also was the position of Judge Irving Kaufman in 1951 when he sentenced -Julius and Ethel Rosenberg- to death for espionage: He blamed them for causing ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:11:54 GMT+00:00

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VIEWPOINTS: Death penalty diminishes humanity for all citizens - The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)

The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)--As the son and granddaughter of -Ethel- and -Julius Rosenberg-, executed by the US government after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage at the ... - Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:38:14 GMT+00:00

The Rosenbergs Revisited - New York Times

New York Times--Instead, -Julius and Ethel Rosenberg- were “punished for a crime that never occurred,” while the United States government was guilty of a frame-up perpetrated ... - Date : Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:38:10 GMT+00:00

Rosenberg Fund marks 20 years helping children of militant activists - GazetteNET

GazetteNET---Julius and Ethel Rosenberg- were convicted during the height of the McCarthy era for passing secrets of the atomic bomb to the Soviets - allegations that are ... - Date : Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:24:07 GMT+00:00

Guest column: Fixing the facts - Diamondback Online

Diamondback Online--This also was the position of Judge Irving Kaufman in 1951 when he sentenced -Julius and Ethel Rosenberg- to death for espionage: He blamed them for causing ... - Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:11:54 GMT+00:00

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