Declared the "espionage trial of the century", Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were accused,

convicted, and executed on the basis that they passed the secrets of the Atomic Bomb to the

Soviets (Okun pg5). Their execution took place on June 19, 1953 in New York's Sing Sing

Prison by way of the electric chair( pg5). Their conviction and immediate death sentence sparked

controversy and division among the people of America and the people of the world (pg6).

Although some believed the Rosenbergs were true war enemies, most people believed they were

used as scapegoats for Cold War paranoia which questioned the governments role in securing the

There were three defendants, including Julius Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, and Morton

Sobell (Radosh pg 13). Julius Rosenberg was born on May 12, 1918 in New York City (pg23).

He was the son of Polish immigrants who worked the labor and assembly lines of factories (pg23).

Although his father desired Julius to become a rabbi, Julius enrolled at a city college in New York

to study electrical engineering (pg23). While in college Julius pursued his other interest, politics.

Joining the Steinmetz Club and Young Communis

conclusion that the Rosenberg's case was illegal is based on the examination of what the law

Morton Sobell was a friend of the Rosenbergs whom Julius Rosenberg met while at New York

Those that might have supported him on the law, were now deeply involved in personal disputes

explanation was simple. The Rosenbergs made a mockery of the United States's ability to

with Chief Justice Vinson violated the cannons of judicial conduct governing all judges and

(pg35). He formed his own business in 1946 with David Greenglass, Bernard Greenglass, and

convicted under approved law (pg85). Previous lawyers and judges made no attempt to

the Rosenberg's lawyer stopped to question the charges (Pizzo pg6). Instead, it was a west coast

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