Episode 82: Michael Meeropol

Sometimes peoples’ lives intersect with history in a way you never forget. That’s the case with Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. I was a kid when Julius and Ethel were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union. They died in the electric chair in 1953, leaving behind two young children, Robbie and Michael, who miraculously grew up to be successful adults. The Rosenbergs’ guilt or innocence is still being debated today. I spoke with Michael about his childhood and the controversial choices his parents made.