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Revisiting the Rosenbergs: A Conversation with Sam Roberts and Gary Naftalis

lectures in nycIt’s been 75 years since Ethel and Julius Rosenberg first came to the attention of the FBI. The chief witness against them – Ethel’s brother – is now dead. But America is again struggling to reconcile national security and civil liberties, and concerned about blind loyalty to any cause and about singling out a specific group for suspicion. What have we learned? Join author and journalist Sam Roberts for a conversation about the continuing relevance of the Rosenberg case with defense lawyer Gary Naftalis. Book signing and reception to follow.

Sam Roberts is the Urban Affairs correspondent for the New York Times and the author or editor of eight previous books, including The Brother: The Untold Story of the Rosenberg Case (2003), reissued in a updated edition by Simon & Schuster in 2014.

Gary Naftalis is co-chair of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. One of the nation’s leading trial lawyers, Mr. Naftalis is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles. He successfully defended the Rosenbergs in a mock trial organized by the American Bar Association in 1993.











When: Wed., Mar. 18, 2015 at 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Where: Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Ave.
212-534-1672
Price: $16
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lectures in nycIt’s been 75 years since Ethel and Julius Rosenberg first came to the attention of the FBI. The chief witness against them – Ethel’s brother – is now dead. But America is again struggling to reconcile national security and civil liberties, and concerned about blind loyalty to any cause and about singling out a specific group for suspicion. What have we learned? Join author and journalist Sam Roberts for a conversation about the continuing relevance of the Rosenberg case with defense lawyer Gary Naftalis. Book signing and reception to follow.

Sam Roberts is the Urban Affairs correspondent for the New York Times and the author or editor of eight previous books, including The Brother: The Untold Story of the Rosenberg Case (2003), reissued in a updated edition by Simon & Schuster in 2014.

Gary Naftalis is co-chair of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. One of the nation’s leading trial lawyers, Mr. Naftalis is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles. He successfully defended the Rosenbergs in a mock trial organized by the American Bar Association in 1993.

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