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<pre>The Legacy of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: a Family Perspective
In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg became the first U.S. citizens to be executed for
conspiracy to commit espionage. The family’s memory of that event and its
consequences have been documented by two generations, first by Michael and
Robert Meeropol, in their co-authored memoir We Are Your Sons: the Legacy of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg (1975,
1986), then in Robert Meeropol's memoir An
Execution in the Family(2003), andfinally by granddaughter Ivy Meeropol in
her acclaimed documentary “Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter’s Story”
(2004). Following a brief introduction and a screening, Michael Meeropol and
Ivy Meeropolwill be available to discuss any and all issues raised by the case
and the documentary that members of the audience are interested in pursuing.
About the presenters:
Michael A. Meeropol is
the older son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. In addition to the book he co-wrote with his brother, Robert, he has
edited The Rosenberg Letters, a
complete edition of his parents' prison correspondence. He is Professor
Emeritus of Economics at Western New England University and is currently a
monthly commentator on WAMC radio in Albany, N.Y.
Ivy Meeropol, a
granddaughter of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, is a documentary filmmaker. Her
documentary, “Heir to an Execution,” which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film
Festival, was short-listed for an Academy Award. Her six-part documentary
series “The Hill” aired on the Sundance Channel in 2006.
Date: Monday,
March 5, 2012
Time: 3:30
p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Where: UMass, Thompson hall room 106
Sponsored by the Department of Judaic And Near Eastern
Studies; co-sponsored by the
College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the Departments of
Economics, History, and Political Science, and the Program in Film Studies at
UMass Amherst, and by the School of Critical Social Inquiry at Hampshire
College. Open To The Public.
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