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Sir '''Sigmund Sternberg''',  (born June 2, 1921), is a  Hungarian-born British philanthropist and entrepreneur, known for his interfaith work. <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/565790/Sir-Sigmund-Sternberg Sir Sigmund Sternberg] ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', accessed 8 August 2013</ref>
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Sir '''Sigmund Sternberg''',  (born June 2, 1921, dies 18 October 2016), was a  Hungarian-born British philanthropist, entrepreneur and Zionist, known for his interfaith work. <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/565790/Sir-Sigmund-Sternberg Sir Sigmund Sternberg] ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', accessed 8 August 2013</ref>
  
 
Sternberg, the former Chairman of [[Isys]] plc, gave £100,000 to the [[Labour Party]] in May 2001. He has also given large donations in 1977 and 1979 and spent more than £5,000 on "tickets for dinners" in 1998.
 
Sternberg, the former Chairman of [[Isys]] plc, gave £100,000 to the [[Labour Party]] in May 2001. He has also given large donations in 1977 and 1979 and spent more than £5,000 on "tickets for dinners" in 1998.
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==Donations==
 
==Donations==
 
In July 2015, Sternberg donated £3,000 to support [[Andy Burnham]]'s campaign to succeed [[Ed Miliband]] as leader of the [[Labour Party]].<ref> Parliament.uk [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/150713/burnham_andy.htm The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1(as at 13th July 2015) - Andy Burnham], accessed 21 July 2015.</ref>
 
In July 2015, Sternberg donated £3,000 to support [[Andy Burnham]]'s campaign to succeed [[Ed Miliband]] as leader of the [[Labour Party]].<ref> Parliament.uk [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmregmem/150713/burnham_andy.htm The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1(as at 13th July 2015) - Andy Burnham], accessed 21 July 2015.</ref>
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==Reform Judaism==
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Despite his Orthodox origins, Sternberg joined the then [[RSGB]] after his divorce. He was a congregant at [[Alyth|Alyth Gardens Synagogue]] and later became President of the [[Movement for Reform Judaism]]. He was also the principal sponsor of the [[Sternberg Centre for Judaism]], in Finchley, north London, the largest Jewish cultural centre in Europe.<ref name="Obit">https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/obituary-sir-sigmund-sternberg-1.54196</ref>
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==Interfaith Work==
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An obituary in the ''JC'' states:
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:In the late 1970s, he was directed towards the field of endeavour that was to play a leading role in his life, after being asked by the then president of the [[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] to “save” the [[Council of Christians and Jews]].
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:Interfaith activities were to become his passion and the main source of his renown...
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:Sternberg had long believed that interfaith dialogue should be extended to include Muslims and in 1997 set up the Three Faiths Forum with Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi and the Rev Dr Marcus Braybrooke, a cause to which he remained passionately committed.<ref name="Obit"/>
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== Family ==
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'''Family tree''' (simplified, showing known direct line and siblings):
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* '''[[Joseph Sternberg]]''' (father of Sir Sigmund) 
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* '''[[Rosa Sternberg]]''' (mother of Sir Sigmund)
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**Sir [[Sigmund Sternberg]] (2 June 1921 – 18 October 2016), philanthropist and interfaith campaigner 
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**m1. (1949–1969) '''Ruth Schiff''' (divorced; died c. 1999) 
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*** '''[[Michael Vivian Sternberg]]''' KC (b. 1948), family law barrister and President of the [[Faith & Belief Forum]]. '''Michael Vivian Sternberg''' KC (born 1948) is married to '''Marliese Sternberg''' (née Levinson).<ref>https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/69d2c0bf86557472920bc0c6/entry-information/270445735/daniel-isaiah-sternberg-birth-greater-london-from-jun1965-camden-v14-p1854?locale=en&search_entry=270445735</ref>
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**** '''[[Daniel Isaiah Sternberg]]''' (b. September 1982), District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) and former Honorary Lawyer of [[The Liberal Jewish Synagogue]] 
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*** '''[[Frances Aviva Blane]]''', contemporary artist 
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**m2. (1970–2014) '''[[Hazel Everett-Jones]]''' (widow of Sigmund’s cousin [[Victor Sternberg]]; died May 2014) 
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*** '''[[Ruth Tamir]]''' (née Sternberg), trustee of the Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation. Married to '''[[Noam Tamir]]''' (also a trustee) 
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*** '''[[David Sternberg]]'''
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Sir Sigmund’s sister or close relative through the Perlman line, '''[[Suzanne Perlman]]''', was frequently present at family events and memorials.
  
 
==Affiliations==
 
==Affiliations==
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*[[Faith and Belief Forum]] (formerly [[Three Faiths Forum]]) - founder
 
*[[Institute for Business Ethics]]
 
*[[Institute for Business Ethics]]
 
*[[Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress]]
 
*[[Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress]]
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*[[Labour Finance and Industry Group]]
 
*[[Labour Finance and Industry Group]]
 
*[[International Council of Christians and Jews]], Executive circa 1987.
 
*[[International Council of Christians and Jews]], Executive circa 1987.
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*[[Council of Christians and Jews]]
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*[[The Sir Sigmund Sternberg Charitable Foundation]]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 08:35, 6 April 2026

Sir Sigmund Sternberg, (born June 2, 1921, dies 18 October 2016), was a Hungarian-born British philanthropist, entrepreneur and Zionist, known for his interfaith work. [1]

Sternberg, the former Chairman of Isys plc, gave £100,000 to the Labour Party in May 2001. He has also given large donations in 1977 and 1979 and spent more than £5,000 on "tickets for dinners" in 1998.

Isys plc is a software company which includes IBM, NatWest, Halifax, Abbey National, National Power, GlaxoWellcome and BAE Systems among its clients. Sir Sigmund Sternberg is also the Chairman of Martin Slowe Estates Ltd (a property development company) and founder of the Commodities Research Unit (one of the largest commodity consultancies in the world). He is a fellow of the Institute of Directors and is Vice President of the Labour Finance and Industry Group (he was Deputy Chairman from 1972-93).[2]

In 2004, Sigmund Sternberg withdrew the Sternberg Interfaith Prize from being given to Iqbal Sacranie of the Muslim Council of Britain. This was as a result of Sacranie's denunciation of Israeli policies as "ethnic cleansing". [3]

Donations

In July 2015, Sternberg donated £3,000 to support Andy Burnham's campaign to succeed Ed Miliband as leader of the Labour Party.[4]

Reform Judaism

Despite his Orthodox origins, Sternberg joined the then RSGB after his divorce. He was a congregant at Alyth Gardens Synagogue and later became President of the Movement for Reform Judaism. He was also the principal sponsor of the Sternberg Centre for Judaism, in Finchley, north London, the largest Jewish cultural centre in Europe.[5]

Interfaith Work

An obituary in the JC states:

In the late 1970s, he was directed towards the field of endeavour that was to play a leading role in his life, after being asked by the then president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews to “save” the Council of Christians and Jews.
Interfaith activities were to become his passion and the main source of his renown...
Sternberg had long believed that interfaith dialogue should be extended to include Muslims and in 1997 set up the Three Faiths Forum with Sheikh Dr Zaki Badawi and the Rev Dr Marcus Braybrooke, a cause to which he remained passionately committed.[5]

Family

Family tree (simplified, showing known direct line and siblings):

Sir Sigmund’s sister or close relative through the Perlman line, Suzanne Perlman, was frequently present at family events and memorials.

Affiliations

References

  1. ↑ Sir Sigmund Sternberg Encyclopedia Britannica, accessed 8 August 2013
  2. ↑ Taken from 'Sigmund Sternberg' available through search function on http://www.red-star-research.org.uk/subframe5.html
  3. ↑ Dominic Casciani, UK Muslim loses top peace award, BBC News, 1 June 2004.
  4. ↑ Parliament.uk The Register of Members' Financial Interests: Part 1(as at 13th July 2015) - Andy Burnham, accessed 21 July 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/obituary-sir-sigmund-sternberg-1.54196
  6. ↑ https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/69d2c0bf86557472920bc0c6/entry-information/270445735/daniel-isaiah-sternberg-birth-greater-london-from-jun1965-camden-v14-p1854?locale=en&search_entry=270445735
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