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. He was the founding Chairman of CRU Group.
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.
In 2009, he received the FIRST Responsible Capitalism Award, life time achievement medal [1].
References
- Templeton Prize biography
- Profile from the Three Faiths Forum
- Caption for National Portrait Gallery portrait
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