Rosenbergs Face Death; Traitors Go Free

Description:

Variety of articles describing the Rosenberg case and their life as an "ordinary couple." Translated Summary: Describes the couple as growing up in the Lower East Side and attending Jewish schools. Asks for the death sentence to be commuted and describes the Rosenberg's innocence. The newsletter is explicit about blaming the charges on David Greenglass (Ethel Rosenberg's brother). The dating covers the period from when the Rosenbergs are sentenced to death on April 5, 1951 through 1952 since public appeals are to be made to then President Truman.

Date:

1951-1952

Copyright:

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Creator:

Brainin, Joe (Joseph)

File Name:

5276b45f08_23

Identifier:

International Workers Order (IWO) Records #5276, Box 45, Folder 8

Repository:

Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University