Born: 12-May-1918Birthplace: New York CityDied: 19-Jun-1953Location of death: Ossining, NY [1]Cause of death: ExecutionRemains: Buried, Wellwood Cemetery, Pinelawn, NY
Gender: MaleReligion: JewishRace or Ethnicity: WhiteSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Spy
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Leaked atomic bomb secrets to USSR
Military service: US Army Signal Corps (1942-45)
Wife: Ethel Rosenberg (b. 28-Sep-1915, m. 1939, d. 19-Jun-1953 execution)Son: Robert MeeropolSon: Michael Meeropol
University: City College of New York
Communist Party USA Young Communist League, 1930s, ceased to be an open member, 1943 Draft Deferment: World War II Conspiracy to commit espionage (convicted 29-Mar-1951) Took the Fifth Inmate: Sing Sing Prison Russian Ancestry Jewish Ancestry
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Is the subject of books: We are your sons: The legacy of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, 1975, BY: Robert and Michael Rosenberg
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