The Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC) is a public foundation started in 1990 by

Robert Meeropol Robert Meeropol (born May 14, 1947 as Robert Rosenberg) is the younger son of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg. Meeropol was born in New York City. His father Julius was an electrical engineer and a member of the Communist Party. His mother Ethel (n� ...

and named in honor of his parents

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) and Ethel Rosenberg (; September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) were American citizens who were convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union. The couple were convicted of providing top-secret i ...

, the only two

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civilians executed for conspiracy to commit

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during the

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. Orphaned at age 6, Robert was adopted by Anne and Abel Meeropol. At a fundraiser on the 50th anniversary of his parents' execution, Robert described the fund, which he runs, as his "constructive revenge." The fund "makes grants to aid children in the U.S. whose parents are targeted, progressive activists" and to "assist youth who themselves have been targeted as a result of their progressive activities." They do not pay for legal expenses. , the organization has given over $4.5 million in grants to nearly 500 children since 1990.Fact Sheet
Rosenberg Fund for Children, accessed online 2009-10-05.

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