by Gordon Haber | May 24, 2023 | Compendium
A new Jewish arts and culture organization has launched, and we at CANVAS want to share our excitement. The Global Jewish Literary Alliance (GJLA) looks to provide community and resources for Jewish writers and writers on topics of Jewish...
by Gordon Haber | Apr 25, 2023 | Compendium
Jewish children orphaned as a result of World War I arriving in the United States, 1921. Photo: Library of Congress. It wasn’t always a month. Back in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the third week in April to be “Jewish Heritage Week,” a...
by Gordon Haber | Mar 9, 2023 | Compendium
As the editor of the CANVAS Compendium, the most frequent question I hear from CANVAS grantees is about getting Jewish arts and culture–focused stories into the media—for example, how to “pitch” an upcoming exhibition or performance. The question comes from people...
by Gordon Haber | Feb 2, 2023 | Compendium, News
One of the most gratifying aspects of editing the CANVAS Compendium is when I get to impart what grantees have been up to. Despite all that’s going on in the world—or perhaps in part due to it—something wonderful is brewing in the world of Jewish arts and...
by Gordon Haber | Jan 4, 2023 | Compendium
Back in 2017, Gerald Slavet had a light-bulb moment. “I realized that there was no central platform for Jewish arts and culture, someplace to make it available and that ensured a certain quality,” he said in a recent phone call. “If you google ‘klezmer’ you get 10,000...
