Jewish-American woman executed for spying may have been innocent

Jewish-American woman executed for spying may have been innocent

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

A Jewish-American woman executed in 1953 for passing atomic secrets to the Soviets may have been innocent, declassified documents show.

Together with her husband Julius, Ethel Rosenberg was executed as a spy in the electric chair at a New York prison after her brother testified against her. However, it now appears that her brother was lying. Read more at the link above.