{"id":257,"date":"2014-03-16T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T03:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T22:27:16","slug":"support-the-ji","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/index.php\/support-the-ji\/","title":{"rendered":"Subscribe \/ donate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script \n  src=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/sdk\/js?client-id=BAAyEao60e5Jleh0qYkImVqgkskszRvtHGbBcltEVDhl8Z1Qb_D25b2Kh1Sj_A6pAr5bmTrVsK4qfDRJ_k&#038;components=hosted-buttons&#038;disable-funding=venmo&#038;currency=CAD\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Please help keep the tradition alive!<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/torch-image-rgb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-4067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/torch-image-rgb-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"torch image rgb\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For 93 years, the <em>Jewish Independent<\/em>, formerly the <em>Jewish Western Bulletin<\/em>, has been reporting on news, events and milestones that matter to the Jewish community in British Columbia.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishindependent.ca\/faq\/#deadlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publish twice a month<\/a>, and each issue brings the community together and adds to our collective historical record. 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