Cindy Seni

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May 9, 2022, 4:06 PM

Dear Diaspora Jews: Israel is Your Problem Too.

Open letter to Diaspora Jews who think “Israel is not their problem.” I used to think Israelis were neglecting their duty to speak out for the truth in Israel. They, who lived the truth, how could they not share it...

Feb 24, 2021, 10:14 PM

At First, None of Us Were Ashkenazi or Sephardi

"Pkaila" a festive Jewish Tunisian dish.

My whole life I have suffered from the following two words: Ashkenazi and Sephardi. As a little girl in France, I had never heard the words “Ashkenazi”, nor “Sephardi”. I had no idea what they meant and believed Judaism to...

Mar 27, 2019, 10:49 PM

For the Cindy That Will Wish She Never Came

For the Cindy that will cry in the middle of the night; For the Cindy that will wish she never came; For the Cindy that will wonder why she gave up her incredible job for this; For the Cindy that now works...

Oct 14, 2018, 4:34 PM

Israel is Not a Choice. It is a Responsibility.

Three months ago, I moved to Israel. Since I’ve arrived, all Israelis ask me the same question: Why did you make Aliyah? Why did I make Aliyah? Why did I choose to move all the way across the globe to live...

Jun 11, 2017, 10:08 AM

Why Everyone is Obsessed with Wonder Woman and Why you Should Be Too.

When the credits ran through the screen and Gal Gadot spoke her last words as Wonder Woman, tears streamed down my eyes as I recounted what I just watched. What. Did. I. Just. Watch. I knew this movie was going...

Dec 19, 2016, 10:24 PM

The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same

I am in my grandparent’s kitchen on a cold Shabbat afternoon, eating quietly when my grandfather creeps up silently beside me to show me a photo of his wife when they first got married. He proudly opens up a...

Dec 7, 2016, 12:44 AM

“In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope”

Since I wrote my “Open Letter to my Anti-Semitic Professor” I have received an incredible amount of reactions from the Jewish community and beyond. Messages of love and support swarmed in from the most unusual of places: classmates came out...

Oct 28, 2016, 6:42 PM

Open Letter to My Anti-Semitic Professor

To the professor who tried to make my life a living hell, to the professor who targeted me because I was a Jew, to the professor who ruined my chances at grad school, to the professor who didn't win. I...

Oct 13, 2016, 11:39 PM

No, Shakespeare was wrong

As I stood praying, crouched and parched from the fast of the holiest day of the year (Yom Kippour), I found my mind wondering about every single feature of the synagogue. I noticed every colour, every pattern, every person...

Jul 15, 2016, 4:40 AM

Thoughts from a French Jew about Nice

I have just received the most chilling voice note from my family in Nice, where my aunt recounts the horrific details of the attack that happened today. They were there. All of my family was there. They saw it...

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About Me

Cindy Seni is Alumni of Glendon college, YorkU where she specialized in psychology and trauma. She worked two years for the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the field of Public Diplomacy. She has worked for Honestreporting, Aish Hatorah, Hillel, and served in the IDF Spokesperson Unit, International Division. But most importantly, she is a fighter for the Jewish army and her country Israel.