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By Dugald McConnell, CNN July 2, 2010 7:10 p.m. EDT Washington (CNN) -- What will happen to the children of the suspects jailed this week on accusations of spying?

With parents behind bars, kids' lives likely in turmoil by Elizabeth Chuck and Ryan McCartney msnbc.com updated 6/30/2010 7:00:35 PM ET

Seven children belong to the four couples charged with being spies for Russian intelligence services Chris McGreal in Washington guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 30 June 2010 21.14 BST

Published: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 8:00 AM By Judy Peet

ROBERT MEEROPOL talks about the 20th anniversary of the Rosenberg Fund for Children and reports on new info on the Rosenberg case in the new book Exoneration by Emily and David Alman.

Robert Meeropol, son of executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg By: Kitty Bennett | Source: AARP Bulletin Today | April 4, 2010

These children, whose father is an anti-war and global human rights activist, have received RFC funding for a range of services over the years. Several grants were applied to tuition at an... Read More

In September 2009, the RFC began what we’ve dubbed our “20/20/20” campaign: 20 events in 20 cities in 20 months to celebrate our 20th anniversary! After eight events so far, we couldn’t be more... Read More

The RFC made its first awards on May 10th, 1991. Two grants, each for $402.50, enabled two children of a political prisoner to attend summer camp.

The RFC has rapidly expanded both the size and scope of our granting program. In 1991, we made our first two grants, which totaled less than $1,000. By 2002 we were awarding more than $200,000 a year... Read More

This fall we awarded 73 grants totaling $178,314, bringing the 2009 figure to $354,220. Six are new awards and 67 are renewals.

01:00 AM EST on Saturday, November 21, 2009 By Thomas J. Morgan Journal Staff Writer Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are shown in 1951, during their trial for espionage in New York City. AP FILE PHOTO... Read More

By Holly WattWashington Post Staff Writer September 12, 2008 A key prosecution witness whose testimony helped send Ethel Rosenberg to the electric chair gave a different account at trial than she did... Read More

Orphaned by the state By Joanna Moorhead March 21, 2009 Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the US government as Soviet spies. Their younger son Robert - now in his 60s and surprisingly... Read More

By Morton Sobell September 18, 2008 To the Editor: Re "57 Years Later, Figure in Rosenberg Case Says He Spied for Soviets" (front page, Sept. 12): I want to make it clear that my only direct... Read More

By Tina AntoliniWFCR Radio 88.5 (NPR member station) September 24, 2008

Hosts: Esther Kaplan and Marilyn Kleinberg NeimarkWBAI radio (Pacifica) October 26, 2008 The Case Against Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: New Revelations

By Elizabeth CorridanABC 40 (WGGB TV, Springfield, MA) Sep 23, 2008 11:15 PM