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From the Executive Director
Jennifer Meeropol is the granddaughter of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg and the daughter of RFC Founder, Robert Meeropol.  Jenn became the Executive Director of the RFC on September 1, 2013.  Prior posts on this page were written by Robert (unless otherwise noted), and represent his opinions, which are not necessarily shared by the RFC.
 
 

Under cover of darkness on July 28th, 2012 three members of Transform Now Plowshares used wire cutters to breach the fence at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.  The group, which included an 83-year-old nun, were all pacifists who had engaged in civil disobedience over the years in support of their anti-war beliefs.  They expected to be arrested immediately, but when no guard appeared they moved deeper into the complex, cutting through three more fences before reaching a storage fac

I’m spending a lot of time this summer going through what seems like mountains of material in preparation for my turning over the RFC’s Executive Director job to my daughter Jenn.  My last regular work-day in the office is August 31st. I want to have figured out by then what files Jenn will need for future reference, what should go home with me, what should be recycled, archived etc…