Emanuel Hirsch Bloch
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Emanuel Hirsch Bloch was an American attorney known for defending clients associated with left-wing and Communist causes. He and Marshall Perlin
defended Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
.
and Julius wrote to Bloch that Julius himself was "the first victim of American Fascism". Following their executions, Bloch delivered the eulogy at their funeral and he served as guardian for Michael Meeropol
and Robert Meeropol
until they were adopted. He also defended the Trenton Six. He died of a heart attack at age 52 on January 30, 1954 in his Manhattan
apartment.
Marshall Perlin
Marshall Perlin was a civil-liberties lawyer, who along with Emanuel Hirsch Bloch, defended Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. He came to the trial after the sentencing, during the appeal process.-Biography:...
defended Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg were American communists who were convicted and executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war. The charges related to their passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union...
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Biography
He was born in 1901 to Alexander Bloch, an attorney. He defended Julius and Ethel RosenbergJulius and Ethel Rosenberg
Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg and Julius Rosenberg were American communists who were convicted and executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage during a time of war. The charges related to their passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union...
and Julius wrote to Bloch that Julius himself was "the first victim of American Fascism". Following their executions, Bloch delivered the eulogy at their funeral and he served as guardian for Michael Meeropol
Michael Meeropol
Michael Meeropol is a retired professor of economics. He is the older son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Born in New York City, as Michael Rosenberg, Meeropol spent his early childhood living in New York and attending local school there. His father Julius, an electrical engineer, was a member of...
and Robert Meeropol
Robert Meeropol
Robert Meeropol is the younger son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Meeropol was born in New York City. His father Julius was an electrical engineer and a member of the Communist Party. His mother Ethel , a union organizer, was also active in the Communist Party...
until they were adopted. He also defended the Trenton Six. He died of a heart attack at age 52 on January 30, 1954 in his Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
apartment.