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.
Osias Tager | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1914 Hannover, German Empire |
| Died | 26 March 2005 (aged 90) United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Philanthropy |
| Spouse | Minnie Tager |
| Children | Romie, Helen, Sharon, Henry |
Early life and family
editTager 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ "It’s in the DNA", Together, 2014, No. 9, pp. 22-23.
- ^ a b Cameron opens charity’s £2.4m home for autistic. Macer Hall, Express, 26 June 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Ravenswood. Norwood. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Great Britain", Miriam Kochan, The American Jewish Year Book, Vol. 106, (2006), pp. 316-334.
- ^ Norwood windfall. Candice Krieger, Jewish Chronicle, 11 May 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2015.