Rosenberg case

Cultural  

1. A court case involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, an American couple who were executed in 1953 as spies for the Soviet Union. Some have argued that the Rosenbergs were innocent victims of McCarthy-era hysteria against communists or of anti-Semitism (they were Jewish). Others contend that they were indeed Soviet spies.

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Example Sentences

Doctorow's fictionalized version of the Rosenberg case in the novel "The Book of Daniel."

From Chicago Tribune • Oct. 14, 2014

Government point in the Rosenberg case is not understood by one citizen in 100.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Book of Daniel, transparently based on the Rosenberg case, is a bold novel that, all things considered, is surprisingly successful.

From Time Magazine Archive

Probably few who cheered the public rallies or signed the protest telegrams had the faintest idea what the Rosenberg case was about.

From Time Magazine Archive

His value to the court was shown at the end of the Rosenberg case when Justice Douglas, a day after the court recessed, issued a stay of execution.

From Time Magazine Archive