We have changed our privacy policy. In addition, we use cookies on our website for various purposes. By continuing on our website, you consent to our use of cookies. You can learn about our practices by reading our privacy policy.

Julius Rosenberg in McCarthyism & Red Scare

Julius Rosenberg in McCarthyism & Red Scare

Julius Rosenberg (1918–1953) was a member of the Communist Party U.S.A., executed in 1953 after being convicted under the Espionage Act for participating in a Soviet spy ring. Rosenberg's wife Ethel was executed at the same time.

While many liberals and leftists long believed the Rosenbergs had been unjustly executed in a time of national hysteria over communism, we now know that Julius Rosenberg was, in fact, a Soviet spy, and that Ethel Rosenberg was at least privy to her husband's espionage activities.