News & Events

In late June, when the staff sat down to write the articles for the RFC fall newsletter, we saw so many reasons to anticipate a brighter fall and winter and, hopefully, a continual decline in COVID... Read More

On August 26th, the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.

NEW GRANTS Hunger Strikers Targeted: $12,750 for therapy, childcare and educational support for eight children, ages two to 12, from four families whose fathers all participated in a hunger strike at... Read More

By Jennifer Meeropol, RFC Executive Director

This spring the RFC launched a new way for community members to support our organization.

UPDATE: While we hoped to be able to gather in-person on Sept. 25th, with COVID rates on the rise again, the RFC’s Board and staff have made the difficult decision to cancel the in-person event. We'... Read More

We’re 18-months into the global pandemic, and for the first time in a while – we’re hopeful. With the U.S.’s COVID vaccine rollout this spring and summer showing promising results, the RFC began our... Read More

The RFC finalized a major overhaul of our website! In addition to a full redesign, newly-added content focuses on the Rosenberg case, Art and Activism, and “Strange Fruit,” the anti-lynching protest... Read More

Though the RFC’s 30th anniversary was in 2020, staff postponed the development of our regularly scheduled anniversary report to 2021 in order to more fully focus on our pandemic response.

“Reconnecting, and an offer of support,” read the subject line of the innocuous email in my inbox. When I opened it, I found a lovely note from one of the earliest RFC beneficiaries whom we had lost... Read More

About nine months ago I joined the staff at the Rosenberg Fund for Children as the new Granting Coordinator. Hearing the stories of the repression these incredible individuals have faced due to their... Read More

I watched over the weekend, as I imagine many of you did as well, as the US left Afghanistan, leaving behind chaos, devastation and despair. Rachel, the RFC’s new communications manager, contacted me... Read More

Today is the 68th anniversary of my grandparents’ execution. But since the start of the year I’ve been more focused on an anniversary we just passed: April 5th marked exactly 70 years since Judge... Read More

On Sunday June 6th at 11 AM EDT, RFC Executive Director (and Ethel Rosenberg's granddaughter) Jenn Meeropol will deliver a virtual, guest presentation "Exonerating Ethel" as part of the Community... Read More

By Tori Montemurro, Granting Coordinator This spring, six new families received RFC grants, joining 64 families whom the Board funded as renewals, and the Board approved one last grant to fund... Read More

As someone for whom fundraising is an important part of my job, one of the best and most mysterious occurrences is the seemingly out-of-the-blue donation. I always wish I could ask the donor what... Read More

We all know that 2020 was a very difficult year. It featured a raging pandemic fueled by inept leadership, endless police brutality directed at Black and Indigenous people and other people of color,... Read More

Immigrants’ Rights Whistleblower Targeted $6000 for virtual learning supplies for three children, ages nine to 15, whose mother lost her job and faced threats for exposing flagrant disregard for... Read More