Really, self has never experienced anything like it, not in her entire life: it’s like her eyes have been swollen to the size of golf balls for… Read more “p. 205, Back to Crying”
Day: October 18, 2021
Letter to Julius
July, 1951: Believe me, my loved one, children are what their parents truly expect them to be. If we can face the thought of our intended execution… Read more “Letter to Julius”
Quote of the Day: Salon Magazine Interview with Harvard Prof Steven Levitsky
Dean Obeidallah conducted this interview for Salon (published 13 October 2021) We did have elections as an escape hatch, and we used them. And it’s a damn… Read more “Quote of the Day: Salon Magazine Interview with Harvard Prof Steven Levitsky”
Emmanuel Bloch Closing Argument in the Trial of Ethel Rosenberg
March 28, 1951, shortly after 10 a.m.: “Dave Greenglass loved his wife. He loved her more than he loved himself . . . and ladies and gentlemen… Read more “Emmanuel Bloch Closing Argument in the Trial of Ethel Rosenberg”
The Million-Dollar Question
Manny Bloch’s cross-examination of David Greenglass, Ethel’s younger brother (bear in mind Bloch’s experience in court was settling small bakery contract disputes, and he was up against… Read more “The Million-Dollar Question”
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