Ethel Greenglass Research Paper

Most people towards the end of the 20th century have heard of the Rosenberg trial and the dangerous deeds they executed that ended in their death. It would be surprising if the same people who knew about the Ethel’s espionage also knew her life story. People often think of criminals, especially ones who were sentenced to death, as inhumane sociopaths. It may be true, but would they feel differently about Ethel if they knew her personally? Ethel Greenglass was born in New York in 1915 and graduated high school in 1931. She was interested in acting, drama and politics. She was an average looking girl with Russian features, as she was the daughter of a Russian Immigrant. Being that Ethel was the eldest child, she learned how to take care of her younger siblings. She also had to learn how to live with a full house, which could not have been easy in the early 1900’s. After she graduated high school, she started working right away instead of going to college. She did however take a brief course and found a …show more content…
In an interview with a Ethel’s son Robert, he explains how the death of his parents affected his life. He talked about how there were so many people who would have done anything to make sure he was okay that when he was in college, it was no surprise that he was apart of civil rights and anti-war movements. He and his brother ended up founding the Rosenberg Fund for Children, a foundation for kids who are dealing with what the Rosenberg children dealt with (Simkin). The sons know for a fact that their father, but they believe that their mother did nothing wrong and was wrongly accused. Just recently, at the ages of 73 and 69, Michael and Robert went to the White House with a petition to “ acknowledge the terrible wrong it did to her and to us”