Sobell, Morton, 1917-2018

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Morton Sobell (April 11, 1917 – December 26, 2018) was an American engineer who is known for having been convicted of spying for the Soviet Union when it was an ally of the United States during late World War II; he was charged as part of a conspiracy said to include Julius Rosenberg and his wife, and others. Sobell worked on military and government contracts with General Electric and Reeves Electronics in the 1940s, including during World War II. Sobell was tried and convicted of espionage in 1951 and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was released in 1969 after serving 17 years and 9 months in prison. After that he became an advocate of progressive causes, conducting public speaking and traveling to Vietnam during the war, to East Germany before the fall of the Soviet Union, and to Cuba.

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referencedIn	[Interview with Morton and Helen Sobell] [motion picture] / producer and writer, Dave Gumpert.	Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn	Annette T. Rubinstein Papers, Bulk, 1946-1975, 1937-2007	Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn	Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-. Papers, 1922-1990 (bulk 1945-1985).	Churchill County Museum
referencedIn	Boris Souvarine papers, 1915-1984 (inclusive), 1940-1984 (bulk).	Houghton Library
creatorOf	Campenni, Frank, 1930-2000. Frank Campenni papers, 1932-1977.	University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries
referencedIn	Canafax, Caroline. Caroline Canafax papers, 1952-2001.	University of Washington. Libraries
referencedIn	Cedric Belfrage Papers, Bulk, 1945-1985, 1922-1990, (Bulk 1945-1985)	Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn	Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell. Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell records, 1946-1969.	Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn	Cronbach, Abraham, 1882-1965. Papers, 1902-1965.	The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives
referencedIn	Espionage papers, 1775-1956 .	Houghton Library

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associatedWith	Belfrage, Cedric, 1904-
associatedWith	Campenni, Frank, 1930-2000.
associatedWith	Canafax, Caroline.
associatedWith	Committee to Secure Justice for Morton Sobell.
associatedWith	Communist Party of the United States of America.
associatedWith	Cronbach, Abraham, 1882-1965.
associatedWith	Diamond, Mimi, (Miriam Diamond)
associatedWith	Eddy, George A.
associatedWith	Farmer, Fyke.
associatedWith	Fruchtbaum, Harold.