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Ethel Rosenberg's Son Discusses Mother's Case on Boston Public Radio
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November 2, 2016To listen to Robert Meeropol discuss the effort to exonerate his mother, Ethel Rosenberg, scroll to the the 1:21 mark in the podcast at the link above.
Exploring the Campaign to #ExonerateEthel Rosenberg
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Posted on October 27, 2016 by Monte
Rosenberg Fund for Children founder (and younger son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg) Robert Meeropol and RFC Executive Director Jenn Meeropol on the campaign to… Read More
Julius & Ethel Rosenberg's Son On Why He's Trying To Get His Mother Exonerated
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October 26, 2016
Obama Should Exonerate Ethel Rosenberg, a Victim of Red Scare Repression
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10/25/16, Jeremy Kuzmarov
Along with the Haymarket and Sacco and Vanzetti trials, the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg during the McCarthy-era stands as among the gravest miscarriages of… Read More
In new twist in Rosenberg spy saga, sons seek mother’s exoneration
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By Laurie Loisel Globe Correspondent October 19, 2016
EASTHAMPTON – The decades-long saga of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, executed in 1953 on charges of being Soviet spies, is taking a new turn… Read More
The Brothers Rosenberg
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's sons tell Anderson Cooper how it felt to be the children of the infamous spies, in a story that sheds new light on a central event of the Cold War
October 16, 2016… Read More
Ethel Rosenberg's sons make case on '60 Minutes' Sunday
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The sons who were orphaned in one of America's most famous spy cases will appear in a segment on "60 Minutes" Sunday, where they will make the case for exonerating their mother.
Exoneration sought for Ethel Rosenberg, executed as spy in 1953
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By CAITLIN ASHWORTHStaff Writer
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
EASTHAMPTON — Michael Meeropol was just 10 years old when his mother and father, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, were executed for conspiracy to… Read More
One Year Ago Today
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On September 28, 2015 (which would have been my grandmother’s 100th birthday) Members of the New York City Council issued a proclamation which declared the U.S. government, “wrongfully executed Ethel… Read More
Many Rivers to Cross
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This October 1&2, the Rosenberg Fund for Children is proud to support Sankofa.org's groundbreaking "Many Rivers to Cross" Social Justice Music and Arts Festival. Taking place in… Read More
Bequests Can Help Fund our Future
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In their final letter to my father and uncle, my grandparents wrote that they were comforted in the sure knowledge that others would carry on after them.
RFC Grants Top $6 Million!
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Mother Attacked In Home $4159 for music and sports activities and summer camp for the three siblings, ages 11 to 17, whose mother organized against government corruption in her home nation. She… Read More
In Memoriam: Michael Ratner
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By Robert Meeropol
My old friend Michael Ratner died on May 11th at the age of 72. He was the President Emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR). Their press release summarizes his… Read More
Notes from Our Community
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Throughout the course of our work—whether in applications, letters, emails or phone calls—we receive communications from both beneficiaries and their parents about the ongoing impact of the targeting… Read More
Exec. Director's Report: More than 20 Years of Prison Visits
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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.
Meeropol brothers launch petition to exonerate their mother, Ethel Rosenberg
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Readers of the People's World and its antecedents may know something about the federal spying case against
Petition demands justice for Ethel Rosenberg
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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
Why BORDC/DDF is Joining the Campaign to Exonerate Ethel Rosenberg: The evidence just didn’t add up.
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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