This is a video of an actual witness describing the eerie details of Ethel Rosenberg’s execution. He explains how the first amount of electricity in the chair was unsuccessful in taking Ethel’s life. The event dumbfounded the doctors of Sing Sing Correctional Facility forcing them to give the chair more intensity to complete the execution.
Summary
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, active communists, ran a machine shop in the 40s while the feds were searching for members of an American spy ring. David Greenglass, Ethel's brother, worked on the Manhattan Project before working at his sister's shop. When questioned if anyone had leaked information to the Soviet Union, Greenglass pointed the feds toward the Rosenbergs who immediately proclaimed their innocence.
Analysis
The US was creating scapegoats for their zealous search for American spies. The Rosenbergs like many others were forced into fake confessions of leaking information that the Rosenbergs probably didn't even contain. Much like Winston in 1984, the Rosenbergs were tortured, maybe not physically, into confessing crimes to save themselves. However, the Rosenbergs did not get the chance to move on with their lives because they received the death penalty and were executed in the electric chair in Sing Sing Correctional Center in New York.
Ragavan, Chitra, Jeff Glasser, and Megan Barnett. "The Traitors." U.S. News & World Report 134.3 (2003): 66. Middle Search Plus. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2011. <http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.prxy2.ursus.maine.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mih&AN=8948524&site=ehost-live>.
1953: Rosenberg Executions
This is a video of an actual witness describing the eerie details of Ethel Rosenberg’s execution. He explains how the first amount of electricity in the chair was unsuccessful in taking Ethel’s life. The event dumbfounded the doctors of Sing Sing Correctional Facility forcing them to give the chair more intensity to complete the execution.
Summary
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, active communists, ran a machine shop in the 40s while the feds were searching for members of an American spy ring. David Greenglass, Ethel's brother, worked on the Manhattan Project before working at his sister's shop. When questioned if anyone had leaked information to the Soviet Union, Greenglass pointed the feds toward the Rosenbergs who immediately proclaimed their innocence.
Analysis
The US was creating scapegoats for their zealous search for American spies. The Rosenbergs like many others were forced into fake confessions of leaking information that the Rosenbergs probably didn't even contain. Much like Winston in 1984, the Rosenbergs were tortured, maybe not physically, into confessing crimes to save themselves. However, the Rosenbergs did not get the chance to move on with their lives because they received the death penalty and were executed in the electric chair in Sing Sing Correctional Center in New York.For more information, go to this website: Social Worker Website
Ragavan, Chitra, Jeff Glasser, and Megan Barnett. "The Traitors." U.S. News & World Report 134.3 (2003): 66. Middle Search Plus. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2011. <http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.prxy2.ursus.maine.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mih&AN=8948524&site=ehost-live>.