Who were Ethel parents and what did they do?

Ethel Rosenberg's parents were Tessie and Barnett Rosenberg. They were Jewish immigrants who came to the United States from Eastern Europe in the early 1900s. Ethel's father, Barnett, worked as a tailor and her mother, Tessie, was a homemaker. They had four children, including Ethel. Tessie was a union organizer and Barnett was a member of the Communist Party USA. They worked for social and economic changes to create a more equitable world.