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Mar 2009 31

Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School

Hineini (Hebrew for "here I am") follows high school student Shulamit Izen's efforts to establish a gay/straight alliance at the New Jewish High School of Greater Boston (nicknamed "New Jew").

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Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School
Mar 2009 12

Synagogues working to be more open to gays

The newsletter sent out last month by Temple Israel of New Rochelle contained the usual sort of announcements, including a reminder about the synagogue’s upcoming Purim carnival, mazal tovs and condolences, and nformation about a social event at a local steakhouse. But a small notice about a screening of the film “Hineini: Coming Out In a Jewish High School” reflected a quiet change at the Reform synagogue in suburban New York.

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Synagogues working to be more open to gays
Sep 2008 24

‘Hineini’ Released on DVD Boston Release Party Brings About 75 to Club Café

At the official release on Sunday, Sept. 21 in Boston of the ground-breaking documentary “Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School” on DVD, and a companion curriculum, some 75 local rabbis, educators, and supporters gathered to see film star Shulamit Izen, director Irena Fayngold, and take in a performance by local folk-pop artist Catie Curtis.

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‘Hineini’ Released on DVD Boston Release Party Brings About 75 to Club Café