News & Events
Guest Blog: 20 Years Later, We STILL Have Your Back
May 31, 2023
Blog Post
Guest blog by Lauren Regan, Executive Director and Senior Staff Attorney for Civil Liberties Defense Center, www.cldc.org
70th Anniversary Prep: Connections and Stories
May 17, 2023
Blog Post
I’ve spent a lot of time the last few months planning for the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of my grandparents’ executions. From initial brainstorming with the RFC staff and Board about what… Read More
Safety in an Imperfect World: Another Granting Cycle Complete at the RFC
May 10, 2023
Blog Post
At an RFC event years ago, one beneficiary made the point that in a perfect world, the RFC wouldn’t exist. It’s a strange concept to think about as an employee of such a special organization, but it’… Read More
Guest Blog: Drawing Deportation: Art and Resistance Among Immigrant Children
Mar 30, 2023
Blog Post
Guest blog by author Silvia Rodriguez Vega
The Rosenberg Case 70 Years Later: Fighting Fascism Then and Now
Mar 09, 2023
Newsletter
You’re invited to join us virtually for the premiere of a short film produced by the RFC on either of two screening dates – June 14th or June 25th. The event will feature Angela Davis, Rosenberg sons… Read More
Meeropols Make Ethel Rosenberg FOIA Request
Mar 09, 2023
Newsletter
In 2016 my brother Michael and I, in conjunction with the RFC, launched the Exonerate Ethel campaign. We asked then-President Obama to issue a proclamation declaring that our mother’s conviction and… Read More
Over $410,000 Awarded as Eighteen New Families Join the RFC Community
Mar 09, 2023
Newsletter
Last fall, the RFC awarded almost $200,000 in grants, which brought our annual total to over $410,000 for the second year in a row. Clearly, there is a significant need for educational and emotional… Read More
Three Years Later, COVID and Our Operations
Mar 09, 2023
Newsletter
Almost exactly three years ago, on Friday, March 13th 2020, I emailed the RFC Board to let them know that we were closing the RFC office for two weeks due to COVID-19. I reassured Board members that… Read More
Shop at River Valley Coop, Support the RFC
Mar 01, 2023
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The Rosenberg Fund for Children has been selected as the March recipient of the River Valley Co-op's "Change for Change" program! For the month of March shoppers at both locations of the Co-op (… Read More
Apply now! RFC spring grants open
Feb 08, 2023
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Applications for the Rosenberg Fund for Children's spring grants are now open!
2022 Year-end Report from Jennifer Meeropol
Dec 16, 2022
Blog Post
This year has felt like a series of seemingly endless crises, from the pandemic to environmental calamity (fires and storms and floods to name just a few) to the frightening rise in antisemitic,… Read More
Guest Blog: A Message of Gratitude
Nov 22, 2022
Blog Post
We are heading into the winter holidays on a high note: now that the second half of our granting season has concluded, we can proudly say that altogether we have been able to support a total of 86… Read More
Just Getting Started: Notes from Halfway Through My First Granting Cycle
Nov 08, 2022
Blog Post
The last few weeks have been a flurry of activity at the RFC. As summer turned into fall, we received over 80 applications for support from activist parents and guardians all across the country. This… Read More
A New Adventure, A Timeless Mission: Hello From the RFC’s New Granting Coordinator
Sep 28, 2022
Blog Post
One of my mother’s earliest childhood memories is hearing one name repeated over and over in conversations around her: “Rosenberg.” It’s no surprise that my mom grew up constantly aware of the… Read More
Guest Blog: Goodbye, RFC!
Sep 19, 2022
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By Tori Montemurro
My two years at the Rosenberg Fund for Children as the Granting Coordinator have sadly come to an end, as I will be moving to Spain to teach English for the year. I am beyond… Read More
A Dozen New Families Join the RFC as Grants Approach $8.5 Million
Sep 07, 2022
Newsletter
In our latest granting cycle, the RFC welcomed 12 new families to our beneficiary community, renewed funding for an additional 68 families, and awarded special grants and programs for beneficiaries… Read More
Anniversaries, Milestones and the End of Roe
Sep 07, 2022
Newsletter
I’ve been thinking a lot about anniversaries and milestones recently. That’s not surprising, given that the RFC recently wrapped up an 18-plus month celebration of our 30th anniversary (delayed and… Read More
A Successful Pivot to Gathering Virtually
Sep 07, 2022
Newsletter
The RFC is continuing to explore how to bring members of our community together while travel and gathering together still poses risk of COVID transmission. We are excited to announce that this summer… Read More