The Rosenbergs-Knickerbocker Village: From 7/17/05

Even though this is related to the concept of "Home" I'm going to take my doc's advice and get less focused by adding a new thread to the blog. Actually the Rosenberg's were mentioned before in Historical Irony. There will be a new inspiration chart at some time for clarification. I also realize I lost track of the summer school curriculum. (See archives for that post)
This clip, showing when the Meeropol boys revisit their old Knickerbocker Village apt. (9MB), comes from a highly recommended movie entitled, "Heir To An Execution." It was written by Ivy Meeropol, a granddaughter of the Rosenberg's. It was shown on HBO last year and is available on DVD. Here's a blurb:
HEIR TO AN EXECUTION captures the personal story of the Rosenbergs, deftly setting up the political backdrop of the prevalent anti-communist mood of the country at the time and shows how the fifty-year-old event still reverberates with the relatives they left behind and their descendants.
HEIR TO AN EXECUTION is the story of a family torn apart on June 19th, 1953 when Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for "conspiracy to commit espionage." When their names were seared into history that day, as both martyrs and "Atom Spies," the young Jewish couple left behind two orphaned boys - Michael, ten years old and Robert, six years old. Ivy Meeropol, the eldest granddaughter of the Rosenbergs, and Michael's daughter, embarks on a remarkable journey into her family's past that sheds new light on a chapter in American history and provides a personal perspective on the iconic event.
"Before they were immortalized by the strange machinations of history, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg belonged only to their families and friends," commented Ivy Meeropol. "This film is an attempt to reclaim them as such and challenge the simplistic definition that's allowed them to go down in history as 'The Atom Spies.'