Marra Gad's guest appearances

Marra Gad

College Commons

Talking with Authors

Search for Meaning with Rabbi Yoshi

Sarah Hurwitz

Rabbi Yoshi

Wes Moore

Amy Eilberg

Benjamin Sommer

Jonah Pesner

Jonathan Sarna

Ariel Burger

Mike Uram

Laura Geller

James Rollins

Karin Slaughter

Charles Fishman

Ben Westhoff

Nick Offerman

OwlTail

The compelling journey of a biracial Jew.Marra B. Gad was born in New York and raised in Chicago. She is an independent film and television producer and now calls Los Angeles home. Ms. Gad is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a master’s degree in modern Jewish history from Baltimore Hebrew Institute at Towson University. She is the author of The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish girl.

The compelling journey of a biracial Jew. Marra B. Gad was born in New York and raised in Chicago. She is an independent film and television producer and now calls Los Angeles home. Ms. Gad is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and holds a master’s degree in modern Jewish history from Baltimore Hebrew Institute at Towson University. She is the author of The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish girl.

Marra Gad: Racism in Progressive Jewish Communities

In her recent memoir "The Color of Love," author Marra Gad reflects on her upbringing as a mixed-race Jewish girl in Chicago, frankly addressing the hurt and stigmas cast upon her while also depicting the joy and love she has found in her Jewish faith. In this episode of Search for Meaning, Marra speaks with Rabbi Yoshi about the challenge of overcoming our implicit biases and perceived differences; the changing nature of racism and bigotry; and their hopes for a better, more connected Jewish community that welcomes and includes Jews of all backgrounds.

In her recent memoir "The Color of Love," author Marra Gad reflects on her upbringing as a mixed-race Jewish girl in Chicago, frankly addressing the hurt and stigmas cast upon her while also depicting the joy and love she has found in her Jewish faith. In this episode of Search for Meaning, Marra speaks with Rabbi Yoshi about the challenge of overcoming our implicit biases and perceived differences; the changing nature of racism and bigotry; and their hopes for a better, more connected Jewish community that welcomes and includes Jews of all backgrounds.

Search for Meaning with Marra Gad

Color

This is the eighteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres.Today, our author is independent film and television producer and writer Marra Gad. We spoke with her as she was on tour in November of 2019 with her book “The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl” by Agate Publishing.Marra Gad was born as the product of a relationship between an unwed black father and white Jewish mother in Chicago, Illinois, and was adopted into an all white Jewish family in 1970 at three days old.  As an obviously mixed race child of the time, she grew up standing out in the close knit Jewish community and synagogue of her adopted parents and in the city of Chicago in general. But her parents were firmly behind her and against all people that couldn’t understand that she was who she was.  But the strain from too much attention was always with her.But with explicit backing, she found a way to always seek paths of connection to those that were racist and hurtful to her…even those in her own family that she was once close with when they were willing and able to receive her love.  We’ll take a deep dive into the unique life of producer and author Marra Gad, our guest on this edition Talking With Authors from HEC Media and HEC Books.Our host and interviewer this time is Brenda Madden.HEC Media is a production company out of St. Louis, Missouri.  With the help of independent bookstore Left Bank Books and St. Louis County Library, we are able to sit down with these amazing writers and thought leaders to discuss their work, their inspiration, and what makes them special. You can watch video versions of most of our interviews at hecmedia.org.Host and producer of this episode - Brenda MaddenPhotography - Peter Foggy and Ken CalcaterraAudio - Ben SmithEditor and Graphics - Kerry MarksSupervising Producer - Julie WinkleProduction Support - Christina Chastain and Jane BallewHEC Media Executive Director - Dennis RiggsTalking with Authors Podcast Executive Producer - Christina ChastainPodcast Producer - Rod MilamPodcast Host - Rod MilamSpecial thanks to the St. Louis Jewish Book FestivalYou can follow us on all social media platforms. Just search for "Talking with Authors":Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/talkingwithauthorsTwitter: https://twitter.com/TalkingwAuthors

This is the eighteenth episode of "Talking with Authors" by HEC Media and HEC Books. We're a program dedicated to speaking with some of the best selling authors around, covering many different genres. Today, our author is independent film and television producer and writer Marra Gad. We spoke with her as she was on tour in November of 2019 with her book “The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl” by Agate Publishing. Marra Gad was born as the product of a relationship between an unwed black father and white Jewish mother in Chicago, Illinois, and was adopted into an all white Jewish family in 1970 at three days old.  As an obviously mixed race child of the time, she grew up standing out in the close knit Jewish community and synagogue of her adopted parents and in the city of Chicago in general. But her parents were firmly behind her and against all people that couldn’t understand that she was who she was.  But the strain from too much attention was always with her. But with explicit backing, she found a way to always seek paths of connection to those that were racist and hurtful to her…even those in her own family that she was once close with when they were willing and able to receive her love.  We’ll take a deep dive into the unique life of producer and author Marra Gad, our guest on this edition Talking With Authors from HEC Media and HEC Books. Our host and interviewer this time is Brenda Madden. HEC Media is a production company out of St. Louis, Missouri.  With the help of independent bookstore <a href="https://www.left-bank.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Left Bank Books</a> and <a href="https://www.slcl.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Louis County Library</a>, we are able to sit down with these amazing writers and thought leaders to discuss their work, their inspiration, and what makes them special. You can watch video versions of most of our interviews at <a href="http://hecmedia.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hecmedia.org</a>. Host and producer of this episode - Brenda Madden Photography - Peter Foggy and Ken Calcaterra Audio - Ben Smith Editor and Graphics - Kerry Marks Supervising Producer - Julie Winkle Production Support - Christina Chastain and Jane Ballew HEC Media Executive Director - Dennis Riggs Talking with Authors Podcast Executive Producer - Christina Chastain Podcast Producer - <a href="http://rodmilam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rod Milam</a> Podcast Host - <a href="http://rodmilam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rod Milam</a> Special thanks to the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival You can follow us on all social media platforms. Just search for "Talking with Authors": Facebook Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/talkingwithauthors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/talkingwithauthors</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkingwAuthors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/TalkingwAuthors</a>

Marra Gad: “The Color of Love - A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl”