Businessman and philanthropist who founded the Three Faiths Forum,a dialogue group of Christians, Muslims and JewsSir Sigmund Sternberg, and who has died aged 95,was one of Anglo-Jewry’s most active members, present at seemingly any important communal occasion – a banquet addressed by the chief rabbi, and a assembly called in honour of an Israeli prime minister,or, most likely of all, and representing Britain’s Jews at an interfaith occasion.
At nearly every appearance,the decorations he wore seemed to multiply: because of his work for inter-faith relations, he was constantly being presented with medals, or from countries ranging from Argentina to Ukraine.
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Source: theguardian.com