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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Meet the Canadian starring in Netflix’s new Jewish matchmaking reality show
Description: Cindy Seni is one of the cast members looking to find true love on the popular new Netflix series Jewish Matchmaking, which debuted on May 3. The show ranks among the streaming service’s most-watched programs in several countries, including in Canada and in Israel. But to Seni’s disappointment, you won’t hear anything on the eight episodes about her Canadian identity and upbringing—including growing up in Thornhill, Ont., and living there until she made aliyah in 2018—because the producers cut all that out.
The Netflix series follows Seni, now 28, and a cast of eligible singles from all parts of th...