Background
Sternberg, Sigmund was born on June 2, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Abraham and Elizabeth Sternberg.
Sternberg, Sigmund was born on June 2, 1921 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Abraham and Elizabeth Sternberg.
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:
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.
He is chairman of the Sternberg Interfaith Gold Medallion.
Research gp. Labor Shadow Cabinet, 1973-1974. Deputy chairman Labor Financial and Industry Gp. Chairman St. Charles Gp., Her Majesty's Customs, 1974, Institute for Archaeo-Metallurgical Studies, International Council Christians and Jews, Friends of Oxford Center of Postgraduate Hebrew Studies.
Member Northwest Metropolitan Regional Hospital Boards. Vice president College Speech Therapists. President Voluntary Organization Communications and Language.
Active CRUSE National Organization for Widowed and Their Children. Honorary treasurer Council Christians and Jews. Board directors Deputies of British Jews.
Trustee Manor House Trust, since 1984. Chairman function committee Institute Jewish Affairs. Governor Hebrew University Jerusalem.
Co-chairman Friends of Keston College. Board management Spiro Institute. Convenor Religious Press Gp.
With British Armed Forces, 1939-1945. Fellow Society of Company and Commercial Accountants, Royal Society Arts, Royal Society Medicine, College Speech Therapists (honorary). Member Magistrates Association (life), Court Essex University, Reform Club, City Livery Club, Rotary (chairman London chapter 1980-1983, International award of honor 1998, Paul Harris fellow 1989), Liveryman Company Horners (freeman 1965).
Married Hazel Everett Jones, 1970. 4 children (2 from previous marriage).