News & Events
Case Files Released
Press Coverage
CBS National News
September 15, 2008
Questions from the trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, the only Americans ever to be executed for espionage in peacetime, may finally be answered. Russ Mitchell… Read More
For Rosenberg Sons, Full Story of Case Still Out of Reach
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By Larry ParnassDaily Hampshire Gazette
September 23, 2008
To some, an old man's admission this month about Soviet-era spying closes the book on one of the most divisive cases in American legal… Read More
Rosenberg Son Anticipates Release of Grand Jury Material
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By Elizabeth Corridan ABC 40 (WGGB TV, Springfield, MA)
July 24, 2008
Robert Meeropol reacts to the July 2008 precedent-setting legal decision to release the previously-secret transcipt of testimony… Read More
Rosenberg Spy-Case Transcripts Deepen Insight
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By Jeff GammageInquirer Staff Writer
September 12, 2008
The transcript shows that Ethel Rosenberg was willing to tell the grand jury that she was 34 years old and that she lived at 10 Monroe St. in… Read More
BBC's Outlook Program Interviews Robert Meeropol
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BBC World Service Interviews Robert Meeropol about the Rosenberg Fund for Children:
Los Angeles Times OpEd 10/05/08
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The Essential Lessons of the Rosenberg Case
By Michael and Robert Meeropol
October 5, 2008
We are the sons of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. We were young children -- 10 and 6 years old, respectively… Read More
Beneficiary Spotlight: Meet Kalliope and Nicole
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While we wish we could share all the details behind our grants with our supporters, our first priority is to protect the privacy of our grantees. However two RFC families have decided to share their… Read More
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Coming Soon to a City Near You
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Twenty years ago, an unfulfilled corporate lawyer with a remarkable personal history sat up in bed and realized what he wanted to do with his life: start an organization to honor his parents’ legacy… Read More
Executive Director's Report, Summer/Fall 2009
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For the past year we’ve been asking supporters on our email list how best to communicate with you. Not surprisingly many of you have opted to receive our newsletter and fundraising appeals via email… Read More
You Came Through Again!
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Thanks to our community’s response to our fundraising campaigns, this spring we were able to award 74 grants totaling $175,906; two are new awards and 72 are renewals. Because of our supporters’… Read More
Executive Director's Report
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Light at the End of the Tunnel?
We live in a dangerous time. An arrogant and violent President and his gang have placed themselves above the law. They won’t stand for dissenters getting in the way… Read More
RFC 2008 Family Gathering
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Last August, the RFC held its sixth Gathering at a progressive summer camp in rural western Massachusetts. 41 parents and their school-aged children from across the country joined three peer leaders… Read More
In Memory of Ethel and Julius--The World Remembers
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Outrage and activism around the Rosenberg case spread across the globe during the fight to save their lives in the early 1950’s. France was perhaps the nation where the movement was the strongest,… Read More
In Memory of Ethel & Julius--The Community Responds by Robert Meeropol
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In my June 19th report I wrote, “On this 55th anniversary of my parents’ execution, [please] make a special donation not only to help the children the RFC supports today, but also to commemorate… Read More
Artwork Sales Benefit RFC
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This past spring, a unique community partnership generated a substantial donation earmarked for the RFC’s 2008 Family Gathering (click here to learn more about RFC Gatherings).
More than $1,000,000 Awarded Since January 2006!
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This spring the RFC made 81 grants totaling $200,000; 7 are new awards and 74 are renewals. Thanks to our supporters’ generosity, in 2008 the RFC expects to award more than $400,000 for the third… Read More
"At this time of economic havoc and as an 83 yr old living on a fixed income, I had to make some painful decisions about how I would allocate my donations. The one thing I did not have to think twice about was my commitment to the RFC, to which I had been one of the original donors." -RFC Donor