Rosenberg family

The Rosenberg family, most notably Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, were American citizens involved in espionage during the Cold War. In the early 1950s, they were accused of passing secret nuclear information to the Soviet Union, which heightened fears of espionage amid Cold War tensions. Their trial and subsequent execution in 1953 became highly controversial, symbolizing the era’s intense paranoia and debates over justice, security, and civil liberties. The Rosenbergs' case remains one of the most famous espionage cases in U.S. history, reflecting the complex interplay of loyalty, fear, and government secrecy during that period.