[2] At the end of World War II, the company had 15 stores and over 2,500 employees.
In 1946, Maurice retired[4] and handed control to his younger brothers, Louis and Joel.
[2] In the 1970s, Goldblatt's had $250 million in annual sales and 47 stores with over 8,000 employees in the Chicago area.
[4] In 1985, it was bought by JG Industries Inc. and reduced to 15 Chicago-area stores.
[5] As his brother Nathan died of cancer in 1944, Maurice was a strong supporter of research to fight cancer and was seminal in establishing the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation in 1947; and donated $3.4 million facility to the University of Chicago Medical Center.