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Maurice Goldblatt

American retailer

Maurice Goldblatt (December 17, 1889 – July 17, 1984) was the co-founder of the Goldblatt's department store.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Maurice Goldblatt (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 16, 1892, died Jul 17, 1984.1

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, business executive.5

  • Date not recordedFounded Goldblatt's3
  • Date not recordedFounded Goldblatt's Building4

Personal life

  • BornJan 16, 1892, Poland6

In 1935, he married Bernice Goldblatt; they had two children, Stanford Goldblatt and Merle Goldblatt Cohen. 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Maurice Goldblatt (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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