Sir Sigmund Sternberg, KCSG, GCFO, JP[1] (born 2 June 1921) is a British philanthropist, businessman and Labour Party donor.
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Sternberg is Jewish and was born in Hungary. He emigrated to Britain in 1939 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1947.
He has worked in promoting dialogue between different faiths. Successes in this area include:
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 currently Life President of the Movement for Reform Judaism.[2]
In 1976, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, and in 1985 he was made a Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (KCSG) by Pope John Paul II.
Furthermore, he was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1998 for his interfaith work worldwide.[3]
In November 2005, Sternberg was promoted to the highest rank within the Royal Order of Francis I to the grade of Knight Grand Cross (GCFO), this in recognition of his contributions to furthering the interfaith activities of the British and Irish Delegation.[4]
In 2008, he received the FIRST International Award for Responsible Capitalism, lifetime achievement medal.[5]
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