  ronald radosh (born 1937) is an american writer, professor, historian, and former marxist. he is known for his work on the cold war espionage case of julius and ethel rosenberg and his advocacy of the state of israel. his most recent book, co-authored with his wife, scholar allis radosh, is a safe haven: harry s. truman and the founding of israel, published by harpercollins in 2009.http://www.c-span.org/video/?287514-1/qa-ronald-allis-radosh ==biography== ===early life=== radosh was born in new york city. his parents, reuben radosh and ida kretschman, were jewish immigrants from russia. he has stated that his earliest memory is of being taken to a may day parade in new york's union square.ronald radosh, commies; a journey through the old left, the new left, and the leftover left, encounter books, 2001. page 1. during the 1940s and 1950s, he attended the little red school house and elisabeth irwin high school, both of which were private schools attended mainly by the children of new york's communists. he also attended the communist-run camp woodland for children in the catskill mountains.commies, chapter 2, "commie camp", pages 15â24. his memoirs vividly describe school-day encounters with mary travers, woody guthrie and peter seeger.commies, chapter 3, "the little red schoolhouse," pages 25â48. on june 19, 1953 he demonstrated in union square with other members of the labor youth league against the execution of julius and ethel rosenberg.commies, pages 47â48. radosh began attending the university of wisconsinâmadison in the fall of 1955. he has said that his desire at the time was to study history, which karl marx considered queen of the sciences, and to become a leader in america's communist movement.commies, pages 49â50. despite being raised to always defend the actions of the soviet union, radosh developed a close friendship with prof. george mosse, a jewish refugee from nazi germany and anti-stalinist.commies, pages 51â52. in 1959 he arrived at the university of iowa intending to work towards his master's degree. despite being raised as a red diaper baby in a
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