The Rosenberg File;A Search for the Truth. Amazon link here.
I’m the co-author of the book The Rosenberg File, sometimes cited as the source for the notion that Ethel Rosenberg was innocent. Not so. Julius was the organizer of the spy ring. Ethel was aware of what he was doing and occasionally acted in an accessory role. At times, however, her help was very important — as when she talked her brother David Greenglass into contributing information about his work at Los Alamos.
It seems Ethel was also ready to volunteer for other tasks. Before the Soviets brought in Harry Gold as courier it was suggested in the Rosenbergs’ correspondence that Ethel would travel to New Mexico to pick up data.
There is no question that Ethel would have received a lesser sentence if Julius had confessed. Even in the absence of a confession, many observers — including J. Edgar Hoover — thought she should have been sentenced as an accomplice. But innocent she was not.
Guess YahooNews is not a reliable source of information.
That is very interesting.
Were you a Red Diaper Baby by chance like your co-author?
I’m going to presume that you are Joyce Milton. If so- Howdy!
I’ve been meaning to read your book so I ‘ve put it on my list.
If I remember correctly your co-author, Mr. Radosh, had intially believed the Rosenbergs innocent and planned to show so to his satisfaction. Then during the course of his research he learned the truth of their activities and the revelation was a political/reality epiphany. Very similar to David Horowitz in upbringing and eventual enlightenment. I believe it was an interview or article on Horowitz’s Front Page Mag where I read of Radosh’s crash with reality.
Anyhow, nice to meet you in a cyber sense.
Interesting thread to read.