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Rosenberg

American  
[roh-zuhn-burg, roh-zuhn-berk] / ˈroʊ zənˌbɜrg, ˈroʊ zənˌbɛrk /

noun

  1. Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.

  2. Julius, 1918–53, and his wife, Ethel Greenglass 1915–53, U.S. citizens executed for passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviet Union.

  3. a town in southern Texas.


Rosenberg British  
/ ˈrəʊzənbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. Alfred . 1893–1946, German Nazi politician and writer, who devised much of the racial ideology of Nazism: hanged for war crimes

  2. Isaac . 1890–1918, British poet and painter, best known for his poems about life in the trenches during World War I: died in action

  3. Julius . 1918–53, US spy, who, with his wife Ethel (1914–53), was executed for passing information about nuclear weapons to the Russians

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"Violent antisemitic attacks don't just start with violence," Marina Rosenberg of the US-based Anti-Defamation League, one of the organisations behind the report, told the BBC, adding that they often "start with words on social media".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Given the uncertainty, Nwal Anwar and Robert Embree of Rosenberg Research laid out their own scenarios this week.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

“Non-viewers of CNN are missing a lot. There are so many reasons to watch,” Los Angeles Times critic Howard Rosenberg wrote in 1986, hailing the 6-year-old channel as an “institution.”

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Haylie Duff has split from her fiancé, Matt Rosenberg, 12 years after the former couple announced they were engaged—and six years after they relocated their family from California to the actress’s home state of Texas.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

Robert Lamphere and Meredith Gardner witnessed the unfolding Rosenberg trial through a different lens, one that only a handful of Americans could appreciate.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau

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