Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ on HBO, a Fascinating Portrait of an American Villain
The Gist: Meeropol’s interviewees reserve their choicest commentary for Roy Cohn: “He was a lawless madman.” “The personification of evil.” “Without conscience.” “Like Dracula coming out of his box... Read More
Where Are Michael and Robert Meeropol Now?
‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ is a look into the role Roy Cohn played in Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s espionage trial, and how later he was tied to several prominent political... Read More
Ethel Rosenberg Was Collateral Damage In Soviet Spy Case, Sons Say
Heard on Morning Edition | In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed on spying convictions. Steve Inskeep talks to Robert and Michael Meeropol, the Rosenberg sons, about their quest to have... Read More
For Ethel Rosenberg, a presidential pardon
Editorial | Ethel Rosenberg died June 19, 1953, executed by her government for a crime she did not commit. In what became the most notorious spy case of the Cold War, Rosenberg and her husband Julius... Read More
The Meeropol Brothers: Exonerate Our Mother, Ethel Rosenberg
Our parents, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, were executed on June 19, 1953, after being convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. That was the formal legal charge, but in the public’s mind they were... Read More
Sons Robert and Michael Meeropol claim secret transcript release proves innocence of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
The sons of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the couple infamously convicted of espionage and executed by the government in 1953, believe the release Wednesday of grand jury testimony by Ethel Rosenberg’s... Read More
Secret Grand Jury Testimony From Ethel Rosenberg’s Brother Is Released
More than six decades later, the prosecution of Ethel Rosenberg remains one of America’s most controversial criminal cases: Her conviction — and eventual execution — for joining in her husband Julius... Read More
BBC Radio, "Up All Night/The New York Hour"
An in-depth interview with Robert Meeropol, by host Peter Franklin, taped in New York City in the fall of 2008 and aired February 15, 2009, on "The New York Hour" segment of the BBC Radio program "Up... Read More