Jennifer Meeropol is the granddaughter of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg and the daughter of RFC Founder, Robert Meeropol. Jenn became the Executive Director of the RFC on September 1, 2013. Prior posts on this page were written by Robert (unless otherwise noted), and represent his opinions, which are not necessarily shared by the RFC.
Guest blog by Jenn Meeropol, RFC Associate Director
We often talk about the families who receive our grants as part of the “RFC community.” I was reminded of the strength of the connections and compassion within this community this week as I reached out to several of our current families for help responding to a request for assistance from a new set of parents under attack.
Since the turn of the year we’ve received an increasing number of inquiries about our program, Carry it Forward: Celebrate the Children of Resistance, to be held on June 16th, 2013 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of my parents’ execution. In March all of our supporters will receive our newsletter which will detail our plans. In the meantime here’s an update on how the event is progressing.
The final numbers are in enabling us to provide an overview of our granting in 2012. But first, at the RFC we never forget that it would be impossible for us to aid any children of targeted activists or targeted activist youth without the generous support of our donors. Thank you.
Associate director, Jenn Meeropol, who will step into my shoes as Executive Director in September, provided the information below.
President Harry S. Truman was famous for the sign on his desk that read, “The buck stops here.” But when it came to my parents’ case this proved just as false as so many other truisms about our government - such as that all citizens be afforded due process before the law, be presumed innocent until proven guilty, or that our constitution’s “separation of powers” would prevent the judicial branch of government from conspiring with the executive branch to speed an execution.
I received the January 2013 issue of the Community Church of Boston’s newsletter this week. This venerable institution is known to this day for the key role it played in organizing against the executions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the 1920’s, and it has remained a progressive force in Boston ever since. The newsletter contained a testament to Sara Sue Koritz, an activist stalwart, who d