Born in Cairo, Egypt, he worked as a translator for the British government during World War II and his forthcoming immigration to the United States was sponsored by a British officer with whom he had worked closely.
After arriving in the United States, he lived in Manhattan and married Amelia Chmiel in 1952.
Maurice was a successful merchant in Manhattan for the next ten years.
1962, he and his family moved to San Antonio when he purchased a group of Spanish language movie houses including the Alameda, Guadalupe and Nacional Theaters. Throughout the 1960's and 1970's he continued to acquire and develop movie theaters and also branched into real estate.
Maurice was the epitome of the American dream. He was an immigrant who came to this country in search of a better life for his family, and found success through hard work and determination.
Survivors: wife, Amelia; sons, Jacques Braha and his wife, Pamela Berry Braha, and Steve Braha and wife, Collette; grandchildren, Zachary, Natalie, Elizabeth, and Caleb; sister, Ette Fanous.
