SHTISEL SOARS Israeli Show About Orthodox Jews Succeeds by Focusing on Lives, Not Religion
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I feel potential suitors for a date. now that I embody both of them, A handful of applicants were that I embody both heritages.” brought in for the live audition. Gibson has gotten the chance It was there lead producer to learn a lot about the Jewish Brad Pomerance and his crew religion and culture from her learned that one of the potential fellow bubbies, S.J. Mendelson cast members, Kathleen “Bunny” and Linda Rich, along with the Gibson, was raised Catholic and contestants on Bubbies Know only recently learned she was Best. She now tries to incorpo- half Ashkenazi Jewish. rate Yiddish into her everyday “And I just thought that was vocabulary, with “oy vey” being the most interesting, unique, one of her new favorite things Kathleen “Bunny” Gibson (back right) in a promotional photo compelling story and really to say. e two bubbies have from Bubbies Know Best could potentially add a lot to embraced Gibson and even our show,” Pomerance said. invited her over for dinner. “Sure, we could bring on three “I feel like now Bubbie Bunny Gibson’s prom photo Photos provided traditionally Jewish grand- Linda and Bubbie S.J, they’re mothers … but I want to see my new sisters,” Gibson said. School. With rock ‘n’ roll con- said. “ey appreciated how this would play.” “I feel like I’ve found a fam- sidered taboo by many at the that I had the chutzpah to Gibson, 73, grew up in ily in this Jewish community. time, students at the Catholic go to Bandstand during a Philadelphia and has decades I’ve learned their warmth, their school shunned her. time when, in the ’50s, it worth of small acting roles to her openness and their love for me, Gibson recalls nuns ripping was looked as dancing to credit. She has appeared on shows and that is so beautiful.” out her beehive hairdo, cutting the devil’s music, rock ‘n’ like Glee and How I Met Your Pomerance said he appre- her nails with pinking shears and roll.