Polacco,
P. (2013). The blessing cup. New York: Simon & Schuster Books
for Young Readers.
As
a young Russian Jewish girl in the early 1900s, Anna and her family lived in
fear of the Czar’s soldiers. The family lived a very difficult life and had only
a few possessions. However, one thing treasured is the family’s beautiful china
tea set, given to Anna’s parents at their wedding. The set came with a hope:“Anyone who drinks
from this will have blessings from God. They will never know a day of hunger.
Their lives will always have flavor. They will know love and joy and they will
never be poor.”
When
Anna’s family leaves Russia for America, they bring the tea set and its
blessings as a source of heritage and security. The tea set helps Anna’s family
make friends and find better lives in America. A cup from the tea set—The
Blessing Cup—became an anchor of family history, and it remains a symbol of
lasting love more than a century later.
This beautiful story can be used to talk about family history,
traditions, immigration, and Jewish history.
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