A New Home for Rare Books at Center for Jewish History Works by Albert Einstein, Franz Kafka and Emma Lazarus are among the literary treasures that reside in the Center for Jewish History's David Berg Rare Book Room, which is to open Sunday. The new 1,000-square-foot space on the main floor of the center on West 16th Street - designed by Beyer Blinder Belle - will present exhibitions and collections of rare books, first editions, illuminated manuscripts and letters. The book room will provide for the first time a shared exhibition space for rare material from all five of the center's partner institutions - the American Jewish Historical Society, the American Sephardi Federation, the Leo Baeck Institute, the Yeshiva University Museum and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. "It gives them a permanent home for public exploration and viewing," Michael S. Glickman, the center's chief operating officer, said in an interview. I think this will open up eyes and perhaps people will find something they didn't know was of interest to them. Visitors will be able to virtually turn the pages of digitized volumes using touch technology. The new room was financed by a $2.5 million grant from the David Berg Foundation, which supports cultural institutions.