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Last year we celebrated the RFC’s 25th anniversary, but another significant milestone passed without fanfare: 20 years of our prison visit grants.

Readers of the People's World and its antecedents may know something about the federal spying case against 

The Rosenberg Fund for Children is petitioning the White House to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg. Along with her spouse Julius Rosenberg, Ethel was executed on June 19, 1953, after being convicted of... Read More

In 1953, just two years after being convicted for conspiracy to violate the Espionage Act, Ethel Rosenberg, along with her husband Julius, was executed by the United States government. The Rosenbergs... Read More

Some of my happiest childhood memories are from the time I spent at Camp Kinderland. Despite an initial bout of homesickness my first summer, I soon felt like I had been part of the Kinderland... Read More

Guest blog  by Robert Meeropol, Rosenberg Fund for Children Founder & son of Ethel & Julius Rosenberg It has been a year since the release of David Greenglass’s grand jury testimony in... Read More

Today is the anniversary of my grandparents’ executions. As it approached, I prepared the statement below reflecting on the date’s significance. Many members of the Rosenberg Fund for Children... Read More

Guest blog  by Robert Meeropol, Rosenberg Fund for Children Founder & son of Ethel & Julius Rosenberg (originally published on Robert's blog, Still Out on a Limb) Most of you probably... Read More

Last month, we made our first grants of 2016. We added six new families and individuals to the RFC community and awarded more than $190,000 overall to both new and existing beneficiaries. This ... Read More

In our spring newsletter we announced that Gina Belafonte is the latest addition to our Advisory Board. This group is comprised of artists, activists, public intellectuals, and others with valuable... Read More

by Robert Meeropol originally published on Robert Meeropol's blog, Still Out on a Limb In March the Rosenberg Fund for Children launched an online petition campaign to exonerate my mother, Ethel. I... Read More

It might be hard to imagine a music video that shows a young father singing about love and hopes for his toddler son, behind scenes of the family changing diapers, break dancing, and marching with... Read More

Last week I presented at the 2016 Rebellious Lawyering Conference at Yale University. The largest student-run public interest law conference in the country, RebLaw “seeks to build a community of law... Read More

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If you interact with the RFC around grants, you’ll soon be communicating with a new staff member (if you haven’t already). After five years of dedicated service, Julie Johnson left the RFC at the end... Read More

by RFC Founder, Robert Meeropol(photo credit Shiloh Crawford III)

(photo credit joshreynoldsphoto.com)We’re thrilled to welcome the newest member of our Advisory Board, Gina Belafonte, who co-directs Sankofa.org, and was one of three activist artists who headlined... Read More

This past October, 300 members of the RFC community from around the country - donors, beneficiaries, Board, staff, and volunteers - gathered in the RFC’s home town of Easthampton, MA to celebrate 25... Read More