The Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC) is a public foundation started in 1990 by Robert Meeropol and named in honor of his parents Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, the only two

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

civilians executed for conspiracy to commit

espionage Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

during the Cold War. 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.

References

External links

Official site

Current RFC newsletter
Child welfare activism {{poli-org-stub