Sigmund Sternberg
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Sir Sigmund Sternberg is a British philanthropist and businessman.
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 Sternburg Foundation in 1968 and was one of the co-founders of the Three Faiths Forum.
Sternberg himself is Jewish and was born in Hungary on June 2, 1921 but travelled 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.
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- Templeton Prize biography
- Profile from the Three Faiths Forum
- Caption for National Portrait Gallery portrait
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