Globalization was already present in the 1960s: Edmund Hashim (Alfredo), was an American actor born in Massachusetts, with an Arabic last name, playing a man of Judaism faith and from a native Spanish speaking origin.
The interior of the San Tanco Synagogue is the same set used for The Monkees (1965)'s pad on their TV show.
The nuns lead a rousing rendition of Hava Nagila (a Jewish folk song) during the wedding celebrations.