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With lionor and pride
Former JWBomer shares his belief in the paper.
KYLE BERGER
■was 24 years old in the spring of 1999 when Pat Johnson, Cynthia Ramsay and I formed a partnership that would eventually mean full ownership and responsibility of the Jewish Western Bulletin.
I realized that we had become a part of Vancouver Jewish community history. One of my favorite in-ofiice pastimes was flipping through the thick binders that held a copy of every issue of the JWB that existed since the paper was bom under the JWB name in 1930. This was an exercise that reminded me of the fundamental principals the three of us based our business plan on while we were younger and, dare I say, naive to a lot of the realities that would smack us in the face in the years to come.
We held an incredible amoimt of belief in the value of the JWB and the need for it to maintain its imiquely independent voice. We supported staff members who had more than 10,15, even 25 years of service with the paper when we took over and many of them are still there today. Tliis is a staff who are equal to the task in their belief in and commitment to the JWB. This, despite being surrounded by what seemed like constant doubt, skepticism and occasional bouts of aggression from readers.
Newspapers always hear the voices of the frustrated more than the satisfied - and we found ourselves forced to rely on the
concept that every subscription renewed without a complaint was another satisfied customer. It was often the only pat on the back any of us received for our most sincere efforts.
As stability became slightly less than a distant dream, both Johnson and I stepped aside as shareholders of the paper to pursue other interests. However, though we have disconnected oxu-selvcs from the company financially, neither of us has ever considered disconnecting ourselves physically or mentally.
We both know that in the JWB, under the leadership of Ramsay and the staff, there is an opportunity to be part of a voice that can speak to everyone with honor and respect - a rarity, it seems, when it comes to the media. We are endlessly proud of what the JWB stands for.
As the paper prepares to change its name and sculpt out its next 75 years, Ramsay will continue her battle to provide that independent voice for the Jewish community of Greater Vancouver. She will support the principals of free speech, open discussion (albeit with some distant limits) and education. She will challenge the institutions and organizations around her to uphold the same level of honesty and fairness.
There is no secret to Ramsay's mission when it comes to each week's publication of the paper. She takes an irrunense amoimt
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