The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Gene Miller relates Max Fisher's legendary fundraising power.
Damon Keith explains how Henry Ford and Max Fisher were the leaders in Detroit in bringing the community back together after the Riots.
In 1999 Max Fisher was named a Michiganian of the Year by The Detroit News.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Max Fisher "A Man of Our Times"
Congratulatory letter from President Gerald Ford to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Damon Keith remembers Max Fisher's courage in standing against the Detroit Police Department after the Riots in 1967.
Congratulatory letter from Brian Kott, President of the Detroit Chapter of the AJC, to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award.
Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency of Israel
Congratulatory letter from President Bill Clinton to Max Fisher for receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Robert Aronson talks about the quiet diplomat.
Damon Keith recalls Max Fisher's wisdom in negotiations with African-American leaders in Detroit and his commitment to the city.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Honorary Doctorate
Max Fisher with Henry Kissinger in the White House. Signed, "To Max Fisher - With the affection and admiration of his friend - Henry A. Kissinger."
Max Fisher speaking in a UJA fundraising video about the need to support Jewish people around the world.