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Ruth Greenglass

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Spy

The Resume

    (April 30, 1924-April 7, 2008)
    Born in New York, New York
    Atomic spy
    Sister-in-law of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

Why she might be annoying:

    Her husband David betrayed his sister, sending her to the electric chair.
    She and her husband were active communists.
    Her false testimony that Ethel typed up Manhattan Project information for her husband to forward to the Soviets, and that Julius and Ethel convinced David to be involved with the espionage, sent the couple to their deaths.
    Documents released after her death revealed that she said at the grand jury trial that she typed the notes herself, but at the trial, stated that Ethel Rosenberg had typed them up.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Because of her low profile, her death was not reported until several months after it happened.
    She managed to escape prison time to stay home and care for her two children while her husband and in laws were on trial.

Credit: Jack Magic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 111 Votes: 54.95% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 45 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 183 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 53 Votes: 77.36% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 45 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 221 Votes: 66.52% Annoying