Ethel Rosenberg's Sons Say FOIA Documents Clear Her Name
The children of convicted Soviet spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg spent more than half their lives hunting for a smoking gun document that would prove their mother's innocence. They said their quest is now over.
Brothers Michael Meeropol and Robert Meeropol, the children of convicted Soviet spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, outside of the White House in December 2016.
Photo by Alan Heath/Rosenberg Fund for Children
Happy Friday, FOIA Files readers! This week, to briefly avert your eyes from what is shaping up to be a hotly contested election, I’m going to do something a little different: highlight a Cold War-era document that was obtained by other frequent FOIA filers. If you’re not already getting FOIA Files in your inbox, sign up here.
For half a century, intense government secrecy has surrounded the most notorious McCarthy-era espionage case in history—the investigation, prosecution and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the husband and wife convicted of conspiracy to steal secrets about the atomic bomb for the Soviets.