Julius and EthelRosenberg
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All imagesProminent supporters and opponents of the Rosenbergs' executionHe opposed the execution and urged President Eisenhower to grant clemency to the RosenbergsAlbert EinsteinHe opposed the execution and called it a legal lynching that stained the American democracyJean-Paul SartreHe supported the execution and denied a request from the Rosenbergs' lawyer to intervene on their behalfPope Pius XIIHe supported the execution and claimed that the Rosenbergs were atomic spies who deserved the ultimate penaltyRichard NixonHe opposed the execution and served as a bail bondsman for the Rosenbergs' co-defendants. He was later jailed for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities CommitteeDashiell HammettBornJulius Rosenberg May 12, 1918 Manhattan, New York, U.S. · Ethel Greenglass September 28, 1915 Manhattan, New York, U.S.DiedJulius June 19, 1953 (aged 35) Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York, U.S. · Ethel June 19, 1953 (aged 37) Sing Sing prison, Ossining, New York, U.S.Cause of deathExecution by electrocutionResting placeWellwood Cemetery, New York, U.S.Criminal statusExecuted (June 19, 1953)ChildrenMichael · RobertConviction(s)Conspiracy to commit espionage (50 U.S.C. § 32)Criminal penaltyDeath by electrocutionSee moreSee lessThe Spies Who Gave Away the BombJulius and Ethel Rosenberg were American citizens who spied for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. They were the first civilians to be executed for espionage in the US.Timeline1939Julius and Ethel marry in New York.1942Julius is hired by the Army Signal Corps.1944Julius recruits David Greenglass, Ethel's brother, to spy on the Manhattan Project.1945Julius passes atomic secrets to the Soviet Union through Harry Gold.See allmsn.comJulius Rosenberg wasn't the first American to be identified as a spy during the U.S. investigation that followed the 1949 Soviet atomic bomb detonation.
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