The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Detroit's Renaissance Center Article
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
In 1974, the Hadassah Wizo of Canada, a Jewish women's philanthropic organization, inscribed Max Fisher as a governor of the Haifa Community College in Winnipeg.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
Max Fisher agreed to serve as Chairman of Detroit Renaissance, a civic organization with the goal of economic growth for Detroit. The directors included dozens of the most recognizable leaders in Detroit's business community including James M. Roche, Chairman of General Motors and Joseph Hudson, Jr., President of Hudson's Department Stores.
Congratulatory letter from Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Blighted urban housing in Detroit in the 1970s
Max Fisher Jewish Community Foundation Dedication
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
Michigan Senate 80th Birthday Honors
Max Fisher with Marjorie, Jane Sherman, and others at the JAFI Assembly in 1990.
Coleman Young amid construction of Detroit's Renaissance Center