Everything Everywhere Daily · Friday, July 17, 2026
Morton Sobel, an engineer and former classmate of Julius Rosenberg, finally admitted to passing military information to the Soviet Union in 2008, at the age of 91. He confirmed Julius Rosenberg's participation in espionage, describing the material as relating primarily to radar and defense weapons, and stated that Ethel knew about Julius's activities but was not personally involved.
“And then in 2008, at the age of 91, he finally admitted that he had passed military information to the Soviet Union and confirmed that Julius Rosenberg had participated in espionage.”
“Sobel described the material as relating primarily to radar and defense weapons rather than atomic secrets.”
“He said Ethel knew about Julius's activities but was not personally involved.”