Rosa Schwartzburg

Rosa Schwartzburg's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Nation, Jacobin, Jewish Currents, and many other publications.

Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19

Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19 Freezing Jail Cells, Broken Showers, and Covid-19

More than a month into New York City’s coronavirus outbreak, life in one of the most notorious jails continues to deteriorate.

Apr 13, 2020 / Rosa Schwartzburg

‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’

‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’ ‘The Only Plan the Prison Has Is to Leave Us to Die in Our Beds’

Families of loved ones imprisoned in New York’s notorious Tombs jail report that Covid-19 appears to be spreading in the facility—and there is no hand sanitizer. 

Mar 25, 2020 / Rosa Schwartzburg

These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy

These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy These Hungarian Students Are Fighting for Their Country’s Democracy

Though Orbán sought to stamp out dissent and free thought in Hungary, he only made us call out to one another in solidarity.

Jan 16, 2019 / StudentNation / Rosa Schwartzburg

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