Recent Press Coverage
Brothers seek exoneration of mother Ethel Rosenberg in Soviet spy case; declassified documents a ‘smoking gun’
For decades, Northampton resident Robert Meeropol and his brother Michael Meeropol have been pleading the case that their mother, Ethel Rosenberg, was not a spy.
Newly released document from the NSA confirms Ethel Rosenberg was executed for a crime she didn’t commit
The National Security Agency released a 74-year-old previously classified document “confirming that the U.S. government knew that Ethel Rosenberg was not a spy long before her trial and execution,”… Read More
Newly released memo clears Ethel Rosenberg of spying, but says she knew her husband did; sons seek her exoneration
NORTHAMPTON — A top U.S. codebreaker of secret Soviet Cold War communications concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband’s spying activities but “did not engage in the work herself,”… Read More
Declassified memo proves Ethel Rosenberg was not a Soviet spy
A top US government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the cold war concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband’s activities but “did not engage in the work… Read More
Family of Ethel Rosenberg say US document proves she was no Soviet spy
The family of Ethel Rosenberg, who was sent to the electric chair along with her husband, Julius, in 1953 after being convicted of spying for the Soviets at the height of the Red Scare, have called… Read More
Declassified memo from US codebreaker sheds light on Ethel Rosenberg’s Cold War spy case
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. government codebreaker who decrypted secret Soviet communications during the Cold War concluded that Ethel Rosenberg knew about her husband’s activities but “did not… Read More
'Exonerating Ethel' with Jennifer Meeropol
On Sunday June 6th at 11 AM EDT, RFC Executive Director (and Ethel Rosenberg's granddaughter) Jenn Meeropol will deliver a virtual, guest presentation "Exonerating Ethel" as part of the Community… Read More
"The executed innocent: Why justice for Ethel Rosenberg still matters"
How a new investigation into a 1951 spy trial exposed long-running injustices committed in the name of US security. READ MORE
A Carnival of Breaking Stuff and Lynching: January 6th
So much we have to learn from January 6th. On the first part of today’s show History Professor Robert Schneider calls it a “Populist Transgression,” without a legitimate grievance. Other uprisings… Read More
OPINION: The Capital Rioters Were Like a Lynch Mob
Robert Meeropol is the younger son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and the adopted son of Abel and Anne Meeropol. His is the Founder and former Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for Children,… Read More
The Rosenberg Fund Reports Record-Breaking Year
The Reminder
By Angelica J. Core
January 12, 2021
EASTHAMPTON – In a time of great need, the Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC) awarded a record-breaking $230,000 in awards in fall 2020 for programs… Read More
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ on HBO, a Fascinating Portrait of an American Villain
The Gist: Meeropol’s interviewees reserve their choicest commentary for Roy Cohn: “He was a lawless madman.” “The personification of evil.” “Without conscience.” “Like Dracula coming out of his box… Read More
Where Are Michael and Robert Meeropol Now?
‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ is a look into the role Roy Cohn played in Julius and Ethel Rosenberg’s espionage trial, and how later he was tied to several prominent political… Read More
Sons of Cold War spies reinvestigate their parents' case
It was called "The Crime of the Century," one of the most famous espionage cases of the Cold War. In 1953, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sent to the electric chair for conspiring to provide… Read More
The Sins of the Father Shall Not Be Visited on the Son
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's son has devoted his life to aiding children of imprisoned radical leftists. And his work is about to become more urgent than ever.
President Obama did not exonerate Ethel Rosenberg
To the disappointment of many, thousands of individuals and organizations who supported the appeal to President Obama’s conscience in an effort to move him to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg, Obama did not… Read More
Exiting Obama does not act on request to exonerate Ethel Rosenberg
EASTHAMPTON - The sons of accused spy Ethel Rosenberg say they will not give up on their quest to have their mother exonerated, after President Obama left office without acting on their bid.
Sons of Ethel Rosenberg grateful for support, even without a pardon
EASTHAMPTON — A nearly yearlong campaign by Robert and Michael Meeropol urging President Barack Obama to exonerate their mother, Ethel Rosenberg, ended with Obama’s presidency Friday.