Edited by Gerald Boerner
Commentary:
The one big case of Americans spying for the Soviet Union to come out of Joseph McCarthy’s Senate hearings was that of the Rosenbergs. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty (1951) and executed (1953) for passing secrets of the Atomic bomb designed and built by the Manhattan Project during World War II. Ethel’s brother worked on the Manhattan Project in New Mexico and is believed to have passed the info about “Fat Man” atomic bomb. This information was then passed on to Julius’ KGB handler.
The Rosenbergs were executed at Sing Sing Prison. Since their death, information has become available to shed more light on the issues. But the facts tend to indicate that the jury’s decision was well-based. The excesses of the Senate committee chaired by McCarthy and the HUAC committee in the house were real and a result of the anti-communist scare of the 1940s and 1950s.
Americans tend to exhibit a “Passionate State of Mind”, ala Eric Hoff. This leads us to extremist views, such as those associated with the “Tea Party” or “Moral Majority”. We need to keep a perspective on extremism at either end of the spectrum.
But, we must proceed to our exploration of today’s topic… GLB
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Quotations Related to JULIUS ROSENBERG:
“My opinion was that if we had a common enemy we should get together commonly.”
— Julius Rosenberg
“There was a possibility I could have been under surveillance.”
— Julius Rosenberg
“This death sentence is not surprising. It had to be.”
— Julius Rosenberg