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included in a new set of recordings.

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series host Leonard Nimoy are uni-
formly delightful.
While probably too adult for a bar
or bat mitzvah present, this huge set
would make a wonderful gift for
somebody who really appreciates liter-
ature, Jewish or otherwise.

The collection details how portraiture
has evolved over the centuries, reflecting
cultural values and conditions.
Rabbis, for example, traditionally
would not pose for an artist for fear of
violating the Second Commandment's
prohibition against graven images. But
as time went on, it became popular
among Jews to own portraits of their
spiritual leaders, and rabbis relaxed
their self-imposed restrictions. From
the late 17th century on, portraits of
rabbis began to appear in both syna-
gogues and private homes.
For the laity, portraiture served to
exalt individual status or promote sub-
jects as champions of a higher social
cause. Sir Moses Montefiore (1784-
1885), for example, was a favorite sub-
ject of portrait artists because of his com-
mitment to communal affairs. A patron
of scholars and frequent visitor abroad,.
Montefiore worked to aid the plight of
Jews around the world. The sheriff of
London, he was knighted by Queen
Victoria and became a baron in 1846.
The Jewish Theological Seminary is
the spiritual and academic center of
Conservative Judaism worldwide.

—Reviewed by George Robinson

Jewish Stories: From the Old World
to the New can be purchased from
KCRW-FM by phone at 1-800-
292-3855 or from the station's
Web site, vvww.kcrvv.org . The
cost of the set, in either CD or
cassette format, is $100.

Hanging Around

Moses Montifiore: an outspoken
crusader for Jewish rights. "Divine
Sarah" Bernhardt: a French actress
who achieved notoriety playing male
roles. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of
Beaconsfield: 19th-century statesman,
novelist and the only Jew to become
the prime minister of England. What
do these three famous people have in
common?
Their faces, along with 26 others,
are on display through June 20 at the
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
in an exhibit titled "Visions of Glory:
Engraved Portraits of Celebrated
Jewish Personalities, 1600-1900."
Selected from the holdings of the
library's rare print collection, the exhi-
bition features well-known personalities
of their day. They are loosely grouped
into three categories: rabbis; entertain-
ers/politicians; and philanthropists.

Jules Bastien LePage:
"A. Sarah Bernhardt,"
engraved portrait, 1879.

The exhibit "Visions of Glory:
Engraved Portraits of Celebrated
Jewish Personalities, 1600-1900"
is on display at the JTS Library
through June 20. The Seminary
is located at 3080 Broadway, at
122nd Sr., in New York City. For
more information, call JTS at
(212) 678-8082, or check the
Web site at www.jtsa.edu .