Sir Sigmund Sternberg

Sir Sigmund Sternberg, KCSG, GCFO, JP (Hungarian: Sternberg Zsigmond; 2 June 1921 – 18 October 2016) was a British philanthropist, interfaith campaigner, businessman and Labour Party donor.

Sternberg was Jewish and was born in Budapest, Hungary. He emigrated to Britain in 1939 and was naturalised as a British citizen in 1947. He is the father of Michael Sternberg QC and British artist Frances Aviva Blane.

He 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 currently Life President of the Movement for Reform Judaism.

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.

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.

In 2008, he received the FIRST International Award for Responsible Capitalism, lifetime achievement medal.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigmund_Sternberg

http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/164896/sir-sigmund-sternberg-dead-95

1913--1996- The Eger Family Association- pg.22

UK Marriages 1949
Schiff Beatrice R Sternberg Hackney 5c 1880
Sternberg Sigismond Schiff Hackney 5c 1880
Sternberg Sigmund Schiff Hackney 5c 1880

UK marriages 1970
STERNBERG Hazel STERNBERG Haringey 5b 1568
STERNBERG Sigmund STERNBERG Haringey 5b 1568