Author

Marcella White Campbell

Marcella White Campbell is a writer and educator, and the former Executive Director of Be’chol Lashon. Her debut picture book, Maya’s Journey: A Story of Two Great-Grandmothers (Kalaniot Books), traces the story of her multicultural Jewish family. Her award-winning writing has appeared in Jewish&, Lilith, Kveller, and The Forward.

Press

• Talking Race, COVID-19, and Health Justice with Dr. Denise Davis, Jewish&, February 1, 2021

• People on the Path, Congregation Beth Sholom, January 22, 2021

• For the first time, a Jew of color will lead pathbreaking diversity group Be’chol Lashon, JTA, January 18, 2021

• Meet Marcella White Campbell, Be’chol Lashon’s New Executive Director, Jewish&, January 14, 2021

Selected Publications

• After Pittsburgh, Why “They” Won’t Win, Jewish&, October 31, 2018

• A Letter to My Black and Jewish Daughter in Light of the Election, Jewish&, November 17, 2016

Articles

Honoring Our Ancestors and Ourselves

06/15/2026

Marcella’s journey to find the stories behind the names of her ancestors, and her discoveries that spanned history and continents.

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Black History is Jewish History

02/10/2025

"If we allow our history to be erased, and cover the parts that are inconvenient to those in power, what was once done in the dark will be done again—this time, in broad daylight."

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Diverse families like mine are the Jewish future

05/12/2021

I am pleased to see that the new Pew 2020 study has found that the US Jewish population, along with the country’s population as a whole, is growing more racially and ethnically diverse.

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