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ACT NOW to Exonerate Ethel Rosenberg

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The National Security Agency (NSA) released a formerly classified document confirming that the U.S. government knew that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy long before her trial and execution.

BREAKING: Powerful evidence reveals Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy

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September 10, 2024

Behind the Numbers

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This spring, the RFC reached a new, incredible milestone: we have now awarded over $9 million in grant support since our first modest grants in the spring of 1991. As a small organization, we are… Read More

Fall 2024 Grants: RFC Granting Tops $9 Million

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Already this year the RFC has awarded over $230,000 to almost 200 children as four new families joined our community. Recent grants supported young activists from the Stop Cop City movement, as well… Read More

Executive Director's Report: The Importance of Things

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Executive Director Jenn Meeropol and her father (RFC Founder) Robert Meeropol spent time going through RFC papers and mementoes to get organized and rediscovered some real treasures, like a beautiful… Read More
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Mentions of the Day

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Happy birthday to James Baldwin, the extraordinary Black queer author, poet and civil rights activist, whose life and legacy we celebrate today. In his honor, we share this intriguing article by The… Read More
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Today marks 65 years since the death of Billie Holiday, whose famous rendition of "Strange Fruit" was named Time Magazine's "song of the 20th century". Written by Abel Meeropol, father of RFC Founder… Read More
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Today's Rosenberg Mention of the Day comes from Verdict via a fascinating essay examining the parallels between Judge Irving Kaufman's handling of the 1951 Rosenberg trial and Judge Aileen Cannon's… Read More
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Today's Strange Fruit Mention of the Day via Harlem World Magazine tells the origin story of the protest song, "Strange Fruit." It begins with Abel Meeropol's penning of the original poem, "Bitter… Read More
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Today's Rosenberg Mention of the Day comes from TIME's review of "The Apprentice," a feature film which premiered at the Cannes film festival earlier this week. The film portrays a young Donald Trump… Read More
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Upcoming Events

'Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader' Book Release

Sep 13, 2024
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Join us on Friday, September 13th at the Forbes Library Coolidge Museum (Northampton, Mass.) as the RFC hosts a book release event for Beneath the Mountain: An Anti-Prison Reader featur
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Jenn Speaking Engagement

The Rosenberg Fund for Children relies on help from our supporters around the country to organize fundraising events for us in their local areas.

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