News & Events
Everywhere, All at Once: Pain and Light in a Whirlwind Spring Cycle
Blog Post
Our latest granting cycle has brought us applicants from the Northeast, the South, the Midwest, and the Pacific Coast.
RFC Granting in this Moment: Escalating Threats and Deepening Resistance
Blog Post
Many of you have reached out to us via email, sent notes with donations, left comments on our social media posts and otherwise expressed both your support for our work and concern for RFC… Read More
Evidence Exonerates Ethel Despite Biden Inaction
Newsletter
Last fall, the sons of Ethel Rosenberg forced the release of newly declassified documents related to her case, including the bombshell NSA memorandum – dated eleven days after Ethel’s arrest in 1950… Read More
Executive Director’s Report: Announcing the Bruce Miller Legacy Fund
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Last summer the RFC lost a founding member of the Board and a dear friend when Bruce Miller died after a battle with cancer. Bruce served on the Board for more than 30 years, from 1990 until his… Read More
Recent Grants: Nine New Families Join the RFC as Granting Approaches $9.5 Million
Newsletter
In the shadow of the election, the RFC awarded over $220,000 in fall grants to targeted activist families, awarding over $450,000 for the second year in a row to provide as much critical support as… Read More
Statement from Rosenberg Sons Robert & Michael Meeropol
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While Robert and Michael Meeropol were disappointed that President Biden left office without exonerating their mother Ethel Rosenberg before he left office in January, they also were deeply grateful… Read More
Thank you!
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The RFC joins Rosenberg sons Robert and Michael Meeropol in thanking the numerous allied organizations and thousands of people who supported the exoneration campaign. You signed and shared the… Read More
We Need Your Help
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As we face increased attacks on activists, threats of crackdowns on those fighting for reproductive health care, rights for trans children, DEI efforts in schools and workplaces and a host of other… Read More
Bequests: Justifying Their Certainty
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From Executive Director, Jenn Meeropol: "My father often described the RFC, especially in our early days, by explaining that if it was going to take generations to bring about true, meaningful change… Read More
Guest Blog: On Being the Light
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In the late summer of 2024 as the RFC staff discussed the possible re-launch of the Exoneration effort, we realized that we’d probably require some administrative assistance to continue serving our… Read More
Rep. Jim McGovern issues Ethel Rosenberg apology on the House floor
Blog Post
Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern addressed the House floor on February 10, 2025. A key ally in the effort to clear Ethel Rosenberg's good name, the Representative issued an apology to Ethel's… Read More
Call for Art: Celebrating the RFC’s 35th Anniversary!
Newsletter
As the RFC moves into its 35th year, we hope to celebrate with our larger community. We invite all interested artists (particularly those engaged in using art for progressive social change) to create… Read More
Guest Blog: Goldilocks Zone for the Next Four Years: Act Locally, Collectively, and Repeatedly
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I've been thinking a lot recently about January 2017, right after the U.S. presidential elections, when anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant rhetoric was on the rise nationwide. Trump had just imposed a… Read More
Grateful for Our Community
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I was surprised by how disappointed I was when President Biden left office without acting on our request that he exonerate my grandmother, Ethel Roseberg. Despite keeping my expectations low and… Read More
Statement on Biden's Failure to Act
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We are deeply disappointed in President Biden’s failure to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg. This is both a personal disappointment to my family and a political one. Despite overwhelming evidence that Ethel… Read More
2024 Year-End Report from Jennifer Meeropol
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I wish I were writing to you in very different circumstances.
These are dark times. Violent, racist, misogynistic and xenophobic rhetoric has taken hold. We’re faced with the prospect of mass… Read More
Fall Granting Blog: The Road Ahead
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By Cleo Rohn, RFC Granting Coordinator
After awarding over $220,000 in fall grants, we ready ourselves for what comes next.
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.