Osias Tager


Osias Tager 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. Tager and Minnie had children Romie, Helen, Sharon, and Henry.

Ravenswood

In 1953, 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. In 2006, Romie and Esther Tager gave the centre £1m in memory of Romie's father.