Osias Tager

Osias Tager
Born 21 June 1914
Hannover, German Empire
Died 26 March 2005(2005-03-26) (aged 90)
United Kingdom
Nationality British
Occupation Businessman
Known for Philanthropy
Spouse(s) Minnie Tager
Children Romie, Helen, Sharon, Henry

Osias Tager (21 June 1914 – 26 March 2005) was a British businessman who was one of the founders of the Ravenswood community, a residential community for adults with learning difficulties.

Early life and family

Tager was born in Hannover, German Empire. He married Minnie who died from cancer in 1974 aged 54.[1] Tager and Minnie had children Romie, Helen, Sharon, and Henry.[2]

Ravenswood

In 1953,[3] Tager was one of the founders of the Jewish Association for Mentally Handicapped Children, now the Ravenswood Foundation, a residential community in Berkshire run by the charity Norwood that provides a home for adults with learning difficulties. Tager's daughter Sharon lives at Ravenswood and his son Henry also lived there until his death in 2004.[2][4] In 2006, Romie and Esther Tager gave the centre £1m in memory of Romie's father.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "It’s in the DNA", Together, 2014, No. 9, pp. 22-23.
  2. 1 2 Cameron opens charity’s £2.4m home for autistic. Macer Hall, Express, 26 June 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Ravenswood. Norwood. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Great Britain", Miriam Kochan, The American Jewish Year Book, Vol. 106, (2006), pp. 316-334.
  5. ↑ Norwood windfall. Candice Krieger, Jewish Chronicle, 11 May 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
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