Sigmund Sternberg

Sigmund Sternberg

Sir Sigmund Sternberg is a British philanthropist, businessman and Labour Party donor.

He has worked in promoting dialogue between different faiths. Successes in this area include:
*Relocating a Roman Catholic convent at Auschwitz.
*Organising the first papal visit to a synagogue in 1986
*Negotiating the Vatican's recognition of the state of Israel

He established the Sternberg Foundation in 1968 and was one of the co-founders of the Three Faiths Forum.

Sternberg is Jewish and was born in Hungary on June 2, 1921. He emigrated to Britain in 1939 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1947.

In 1998 he was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion; he has also received recognition and awards from many other countries.

References

* [http://www.templetonprize.org/bios_recent.html Templeton Prize biography]
* [http://www.threefaithsforum.org.uk/FounderProfiles/SirSigmund.htm Profile from the Three Faiths Forum]
* [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp11728 Caption for National Portrait Gallery portrait]


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