The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Bob McCabe explains how the Ren Cen was a catalyst for revitalizing Detroit.
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Abba Eban dinner
The Detroit riots, which began on July 23, 1967 led to 43 deaths, 7,200 arrests and a minimum of $42.5 million in damages.
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Congratulatory letter from President Bill Clinton to Max Fisher for receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Louis Pincus addressing the Founding Assembly of the Reconstituted JAFI in June 1971.
Left to Right (seated): Gottlieb Hammer (Executive Vice Chairman, UIA); Melvin Dubinsky (President and Board Chairman of UIA); Frank Kellogg (Special Assistant to the Secretary of State) Left to Right (standing): Simcha Dinitz (Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.); Leonard Garment (Special Consultant to President Nixon); Walter Stoessel, Jr. (Assistant Secretary for European Affairs); Joseph Sisco (Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs); Marshall Wright (Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations); Max M. Fisher (Chairman, Jewish Agency Board of Governors).
Max Fisher presenting an award to Nate Appleman.
The Alpha Kappa Psi Civic Award, "For service to country and community and inspiring leadership," presented to Max Fisher in 1970 by the Delta Theta Chapter of the University of Detroit.
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
"Believe in a brighter future for Detroit" article
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.